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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANGEL
BLOOM
BUTLER
CHARM
FANTASY
GAGGLE
GUTHRIE
HORROR
LEVY
LOVE
MURDER
MYSTERY
PARLIAMENT
PUMPKIN
ROMANCE
SUGAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TERMS OF ENDEARMENTStraightforward
FICTION GENRESModerate
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDSTricky
PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TERMS OF ENDEARMENTStraightforward
SWEET NAMES YOU MIGHT CALL SOMEONE YOU ADORE+ 3 more…
FICTION GENRESModerate
SECTIONS YOU'D FIND IN A BOOKSTORE OR LIBRARY+ 3 more…
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDSTricky
WHAT A GROUP OF BIRDS MIGHT BE CALLED, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES+ 3 more…
PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIESDevious
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAME IS ALSO AN AMERICAN CITY+ 3 more…
Full solution
TERMS OF ENDEARMENTStraightforward
ANGEL,LOVE,PUMPKIN,SUGAR
ANGEL, LOVE, PUMPKIN, and SUGAR are all affectionate pet names used to address someone dear to you.
FICTION GENRESModerate
FANTASY,HORROR,MYSTERY,ROMANCE
FANTASY, HORROR, MYSTERY, and ROMANCE are all major categories of fiction writing.
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR BIRDSTricky
CHARM,GAGGLE,MURDER,PARLIAMENT
CHARM (finches), GAGGLE (geese), MURDER (crows), and PARLIAMENT (owls) are all collective nouns used for specific groups of birds.
PEOPLE WHOSE FIRST NAMES ARE U.S. CITIESDevious
BLOOM,BUTLER,GUTHRIE,LEVY
Orlando BLOOM, Gerard BUTLER (Gerard, but Austin BUTLER), Woody GUTHRIE (Arlo), and Eugene LEVY — their first names Orlando, Austin, Woody, and Eugene are all U.S. cities.