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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRUSH
COMPACT
CRANIUM
CRONUT
DELIBERATE
DENSE
LUNAR
MIRROR
MUSE
NAIL FILE
NOODLE
PUFNSTUF
REFLECT
THICK
TIGHT
TWEEZERS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMSStraightforward
PACKEDModerate
PONDERTricky
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A VANITY OR IN A BATHROOM CABINET+ 3 more…
PACKEDModerate
WORDS MEANING TIGHTLY PACKED OR COMPRESSED+ 3 more…
PONDERTricky
VERBS MEANING TO THINK DEEPLY OR MULL SOMETHING OVER+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONESDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH THE SOUND OF A BIRD'S NAME SPELLED DIFFERENTLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMSStraightforward
BRUSH,MIRROR,NAIL FILE,TWEEZERS
BRUSH, MIRROR, NAIL FILE, and TWEEZERS are all common personal grooming tools used for daily hygiene and appearance.
PACKEDModerate
COMPACT,DENSE,THICK,TIGHT
COMPACT, DENSE, THICK, and TIGHT all mean packed closely together or compressed, with little empty space.
PONDERTricky
DELIBERATE,MUSE,NOODLE,REFLECT
DELIBERATE, MUSE, NOODLE, and REFLECT all mean to think carefully or meditate on something.
STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONESDevious
CRANIUM,CRONUT,LUNAR,PUFNSTUF
CRANIUM (CRANE), CRONUT (CROW), LUNAR (LOON), and PUFNSTUF (PUFFIN) each begin with a homophone of a bird's name.