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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALLOON
BOAT
CLEAR
DEEP
DIGS
FLAT
FLUSH
FULL
PACK
PAD
PARTY
QUADS
QUARTERS
RICH
STRAIGHT
STUFFED
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
APARTMENTStraightforward
SONOROUSModerate
POKER HANDS, FAMILIARLYTricky
___ ANIMALDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
APARTMENTStraightforward
INFORMAL WORDS FOR WHERE YOU LIVE+ 3 more…
SONOROUSModerate
WORDS DESCRIBING A RICH, RESONANT SOUND+ 3 more…
POKER HANDS, FAMILIARLYTricky
SHORTENED NAMES FOR WINNING POKER COMBINATIONS+ 3 more…
___ ANIMALDevious
EACH PRECEDES 'ANIMAL' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
APARTMENTStraightforward
DIGS,FLAT,PAD,QUARTERS
DIGS, FLAT, PAD, and QUARTERS are all informal or British terms for an apartment or place of residence.
SONOROUSModerate
CLEAR,DEEP,FULL,RICH
CLEAR, DEEP, FULL, and RICH all describe a sonorous, resonant quality of sound.
POKER HANDS, FAMILIARLYTricky
BOAT,FLUSH,STRAIGHT,QUADS
BOAT (full house), FLUSH, STRAIGHT, and QUADS (four of a kind) are all familiar shorthand names for poker hands.
___ ANIMALDevious
BALLOON,PACK,PARTY,STUFFED
BALLOON animal, PACK animal, PARTY animal, and STUFFED animal are all common compound phrases using 'animal'.