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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AB
BELL
CAME
CLEAR
CONQUERED
DRUM
I
PAY
PRO
RATTLE
SAW
SETTLE
SINE
SQUARE
SUB
TRIANGLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
SATISFY, AS DEBTSModerate
WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESARTricky
LATIN PREPOSITIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
THESE INSTRUMENTS MAKE NOISE WHEN STRUCK OR SHAKEN+ 3 more…
SATISFY, AS DEBTSModerate
VERBS MEANING TO WIPE OUT WHAT YOU OWE+ 3 more…
WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESARTricky
PARTS OF JULIUS CAESAR'S FAMOUS THREE-WORD BOAST+ 3 more…
LATIN PREPOSITIONSDevious
THESE SHORT WORDS ARE PREPOSITIONS IN THE LANGUAGE OF ANCIENT ROME+ 3 more…
Full solution
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
BELL,DRUM,RATTLE,TRIANGLE
BELL, DRUM, RATTLE, and TRIANGLE are all percussion instruments played by striking or shaking.
SATISFY, AS DEBTSModerate
CLEAR,PAY,SETTLE,SQUARE
CLEAR, PAY, SETTLE, and SQUARE all mean to satisfy or discharge a debt or obligation.
WORDS IN A FAMOUS QUOTE BY CAESARTricky
CAME,CONQUERED,I,SAW
CAME, CONQUERED, I, and SAW are all words from Caesar's famous Latin phrase 'Veni, vidi, vici' — 'I came, I saw, I conquered.'
LATIN PREPOSITIONSDevious
AB,PRO,SINE,SUB
AB, PRO, SINE, and SUB are all Latin prepositions meaning 'from/by,' 'for/on behalf of,' 'without,' and 'under,' respectively.