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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ATHLETICS
CELL
COURSE
DIRECTION
EQUESTRIAN
GENE
INFINITY
MINNIE
OPAL
OUTIE
PROTEIN
SWIMMING
TIDE
TISSUE
TREND
TRIATHLON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TENDENCYStraightforward
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESModerate
SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSTricky
CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TENDENCYStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL SUGGEST A GENERAL DIRECTION THINGS ARE MOVING+ 3 more…
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESModerate
THESE ARE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS AND COMPONENTS STUDIED IN BIOLOGY CLASS+ 3 more…
SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSTricky
YOU'D SEE THESE COMPETITIONS AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS+ 3 more…
CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE CAR BRANDS WHEN YOU SAY THEM ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
TENDENCYStraightforward
COURSE,DIRECTION,TIDE,TREND
COURSE, DIRECTION, TIDE, and TREND all mean a general tendency or inclination — the way things are heading
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESModerate
CELL,GENE,PROTEIN,TISSUE
CELL, GENE, PROTEIN, and TISSUE are all basic biological structures found in living organisms
SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSTricky
ATHLETICS,EQUESTRIAN,SWIMMING,TRIATHLON
ATHLETICS, EQUESTRIAN, SWIMMING, and TRIATHLON are all events featured at the Summer Olympic Games
CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESDevious
INFINITY,MINNIE,OPAL,OUTIE
INFINITY sounds like Infiniti, MINNIE sounds like Mini, OPAL sounds like Opel, and OUTIE sounds like Audi — all car brand homophones