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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAM
BODY
CHING
CLOSE
DELIVER
GIVE
PLUG
PRESENT
PROGRAMMING
PRONOUNCE
ROBOT
SEAL
SIGN
SPOKEN
SPY
STOP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BLOCK, AS AN OPENINGStraightforward
PUT FORWARD, AS AN ANNOUNCEMENTModerate
KINDS OF LANGUAGETricky
WORDS AFTER "I"Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BLOCK, AS AN OPENINGStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO SHUT OR OBSTRUCT AN OPENING+ 3 more…
PUT FORWARD, AS AN ANNOUNCEMENTModerate
THESE WORDS MEAN TO FORMALLY STATE OR ANNOUNCE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LANGUAGETricky
THESE WORDS PRECEDE 'LANGUAGE' TO DESCRIBE DIFFERENT MODES OF COMMUNICATION+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER "I"Devious
ADD THE LETTER 'I' BEFORE EACH OF THESE TO MAKE A NEW WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
BLOCK, AS AN OPENINGStraightforward
CLOSE,PLUG,SEAL,STOP
CLOSE, PLUG, SEAL, and STOP all mean to block or obstruct an opening, like a drain or a hole.
PUT FORWARD, AS AN ANNOUNCEMENTModerate
DELIVER,GIVE,PRESENT,PRONOUNCE
DELIVER, GIVE, PRESENT, and PRONOUNCE all mean to put forward or formally state something, such as a speech or verdict.
KINDS OF LANGUAGETricky
BODY,PROGRAMMING,SIGN,SPOKEN
BODY, PROGRAMMING, SIGN, and SPOKEN each precede the word 'language' to form a recognized type of communication.
WORDS AFTER "I"Devious
BEAM,CHING,ROBOT,SPY
BEAM, CHING, ROBOT, and SPY each follow the letter 'I' to form new words: IBEAM, I CHING, IROBOT, and ISPY.