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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CLOWNFISH
CONSIDER
COUNT
DOROTHY GALE
FACTOR
FIEVEL
FOREHEAD
HONEYBEE
INCLUDE
LEPRECHAUN
PRIDE
TIGER
TOUCAN
UNICORN
WONDER
ZEBRA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BEAR IN MINDStraightforward
STRIPED ANIMALSModerate
ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWSTricky
BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BEAR IN MINDStraightforward
SYNONYMS FOR 'TAKE INTO ACCOUNT'+ 3 more…
STRIPED ANIMALSModerate
ANIMALS KNOWN FOR THEIR STRIPES+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWSTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND AT THE END OF A RAINBOW+ 3 more…
BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONESDevious
EACH WORD STARTS WITH A SOUND-ALIKE FOR A NUMBER+ 3 more…
Full solution
BEAR IN MINDStraightforward
CONSIDER,COUNT,FACTOR,INCLUDE
CONSIDER, COUNT, FACTOR, and INCLUDE all mean to bear something in mind or take it into account when thinking or planning.
STRIPED ANIMALSModerate
CLOWNFISH,HONEYBEE,TIGER,ZEBRA
CLOWNFISH, HONEYBEE, TIGER, and ZEBRA are all animals famously recognized for their striped patterns.
ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWSTricky
DOROTHY GALE,LEPRECHAUN,PRIDE,UNICORN
DOROTHY GALE (Over the Rainbow), LEPRECHAUN (guards a pot of gold at rainbow's end), PRIDE (rainbow flag), and UNICORN are all strongly associated with rainbows.
BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONESDevious
FIEVEL,FOREHEAD,TOUCAN,WONDER
FIEVEL starts with 'five,' FOREHEAD starts with 'four,' TOUCAN starts with 'two,' and WONDER starts with 'one' — all homophones of numbers.