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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAT
BEST
FAIR
FRET
INTONATION
JUST
LOUDNESS
PEG
PICKUP
PROPER
RHYTHM
RIGHT
STRESS
STRING
TAKE
WORST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FITTINGStraightforward
ACHIEVE VICTORY OVERModerate
PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITARTricky
PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECHDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FITTINGStraightforward
WORDS MEANING APPROPRIATE OR SUITABLE+ 3 more…
ACHIEVE VICTORY OVERModerate
WORDS MEANING TO DEFEAT SOMEONE+ 3 more…
PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITARTricky
COMPONENTS YOU'D FIND ON A SIX-STRING INSTRUMENT+ 3 more…
PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECHDevious
ELEMENTS THAT SHAPE HOW SPOKEN LANGUAGE SOUNDS+ 3 more…
Full solution
FITTINGStraightforward
FAIR,JUST,PROPER,RIGHT
FAIR, JUST, PROPER, and RIGHT all mean fitting or appropriate in a given context.
ACHIEVE VICTORY OVERModerate
BEAT,BEST,TAKE,WORST
BEAT, BEST, TAKE, and WORST can all mean to overcome or defeat an opponent.
PARTS OF AN ELECTRIC GUITARTricky
FRET,PEG,PICKUP,STRING
FRET, PEG, PICKUP, and STRING are all physical parts of an electric guitar.
PHONETIC ELEMENTS OF SPEECHDevious
INTONATION,LOUDNESS,RHYTHM,STRESS
INTONATION, LOUDNESS, RHYTHM, and STRESS are all prosodic or phonetic elements that characterize spoken language.