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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CASTLE
CIRCUIT
EYE CONTACT
FULL MOON
JUDGMENT
LAP
LP
METAMORPHOSIS
ORBIT
PEA SOUP
PIZZA PIE
PUPIL
REVOLUTION
SEA CHANGE
TEA LEAVES
TRIAL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COMPLETE TURNStraightforward
CIRCULAR THINGSModerate
KAFKA WORKS, WITH "THE"Tricky
STARTING WITH LETTER HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPLETE TURNStraightforward
EACH OF THESE WORDS DESCRIBES GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND ONCE+ 3 more…
CIRCULAR THINGSModerate
THESE THINGS ARE ROUND IN REAL LIFE+ 3 more…
KAFKA WORKS, WITH "THE"Tricky
FRANZ KAFKA WROTE THESE, EACH PRECEDED BY 'THE'+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH LETTER HOMOPHONESDevious
EACH PHRASE BEGINS WITH A WORD THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LETTER OF THE ALPHABET+ 3 more…
Full solution
COMPLETE TURNStraightforward
CIRCUIT,LAP,ORBIT,REVOLUTION
CIRCUIT, LAP, ORBIT, and REVOLUTION all mean one complete 360-degree turn or loop around a course or axis
CIRCULAR THINGSModerate
FULL MOON,LP,PIZZA PIE,PUPIL
FULL MOON, LP (vinyl record), PIZZA PIE, and PUPIL are all physically circular objects or shapes
KAFKA WORKS, WITH "THE"Tricky
CASTLE,JUDGMENT,METAMORPHOSIS,TRIAL
THE CASTLE, THE JUDGMENT, THE METAMORPHOSIS, and THE TRIAL are all works written by Franz Kafka
STARTING WITH LETTER HOMOPHONESDevious
EYE CONTACT,PEA SOUP,SEA CHANGE,TEA LEAVES
EYE (I), PEA (P), SEA (C), and TEA (T) are homophones of letters of the alphabet that begin each phrase