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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAK
DRAW CLOSE
GUZZLE
HOLD TIGHT
IKEA FURNITURE
KNOCK BACK
LEGO SET
MODEL
MUZZLE
NUZZLE
POUND DOWN
PROBOSCIS
PUZZLE
ROSTRUM
SPOON
SWILL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CUDDLEStraightforward
IMBIBEModerate
THINGS YOU ASSEMBLETricky
SNOUTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CUDDLEStraightforward
WAYS TO HOLD SOMEONE CLOSE AND WARM+ 3 more…
IMBIBEModerate
WAYS TO DRINK EAGERLY OR EXCESSIVELY+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU ASSEMBLETricky
THINGS THAT COME IN PIECES AND NEED PUTTING TOGETHER+ 3 more…
SNOUTSDevious
POINTY PROTRUSIONS ON AN ANIMAL'S FACE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CUDDLEStraightforward
DRAW CLOSE,HOLD TIGHT,NUZZLE,SPOON
DRAW CLOSE, HOLD TIGHT, NUZZLE, and SPOON are all ways to cuddle or show physical affection by being close to someone.
IMBIBEModerate
GUZZLE,KNOCK BACK,POUND DOWN,SWILL
GUZZLE, KNOCK BACK, POUND DOWN, and SWILL are all informal verbs meaning to drink quickly or in large quantities.
THINGS YOU ASSEMBLETricky
IKEA FURNITURE,LEGO SET,MODEL,PUZZLE
IKEA FURNITURE, LEGO SET, MODEL, and PUZZLE are all things you assemble by fitting pieces together.
SNOUTSDevious
BEAK,MUZZLE,PROBOSCIS,ROSTRUM
BEAK, MUZZLE, PROBOSCIS, and ROSTRUM are all words for the snout or protruding facial feature of an animal.