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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAR
BUST
CAMEROON
COCKATIEL
HOOK
LEMON
LUFFY
MISS
SILVER
SPARROW
STAND
STOMACH
SWALLOW
TURKEY
UNREAD
WHISTLEBLEW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TOLERATEStraightforward
FLOPModerate
FICTIONAL PIRATESTricky
ENDING IN COLOR HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TOLERATEStraightforward
WAYS TO PUT UP WITH SOMETHING UNPLEASANT+ 3 more…
FLOPModerate
WORDS FOR A TOTAL FAILURE OR DISAPPOINTMENT+ 3 more…
FICTIONAL PIRATESTricky
FAMOUS PIRATES FROM BOOKS, FILM, OR ANIME+ 3 more…
ENDING IN COLOR HOMOPHONESDevious
EACH WORD SOUNDS LIKE IT ENDS WITH A COLOR WHEN YOU LISTEN CLOSELY+ 3 more…
Full solution
TOLERATEStraightforward
BEAR,STAND,STOMACH,SWALLOW
BEAR, STAND, STOMACH, and SWALLOW all mean to tolerate or endure something difficult or unpleasant.
FLOPModerate
BUST,LEMON,MISS,TURKEY
BUST, LEMON, MISS, and TURKEY are all informal words meaning a failure or flop, often used for bad movies, products, or performances.
FICTIONAL PIRATESTricky
HOOK,LUFFY,SILVER,SPARROW
HOOK (Peter Pan), LUFFY (One Piece), SILVER (Treasure Island), and SPARROW (Pirates of the Caribbean) are all fictional pirate characters.
ENDING IN COLOR HOMOPHONESDevious
CAMEROON,COCKATIEL,UNREAD,WHISTLEBLEW
CAMEROON ends with 'roon' (maroon), COCKATIEL ends with 'teal', UNREAD ends with 'red', and WHISTLEBLEW ends with 'blue' — each word's ending is a homophone of a color.