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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACRE
BUSHEL
CHEEK
EYE
FLOOD
FOOT
GARAGE
LIME
LIP
METER
PILOT
STONE
STREET
TEMPLE
TRAFFIC
VALET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FACIAL FEATURESStraightforward
KINDS OF PARKINGModerate
IMPERIAL UNITSTricky
WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FACIAL FEATURESStraightforward
PARTS OF YOUR FACE YOU MIGHT BLUSH, WINK, OR PUCKER+ 3 more…
KINDS OF PARKINGModerate
WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR CAR SOMEWHERE+ 3 more…
IMPERIAL UNITSTricky
OLD-FASHIONED UNITS OF MEASUREMENT STILL USED IN SOME COUNTRIES+ 3 more…
WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"Devious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'LIGHT' TO FORM A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
FACIAL FEATURESStraightforward
CHEEK,EYE,LIP,TEMPLE
CHEEK, EYE, LIP, and TEMPLE are all facial features found on the human face.
KINDS OF PARKINGModerate
GARAGE,METER,STREET,VALET
GARAGE, METER, STREET, and VALET are all types of parking (garage parking, meter parking, street parking, valet parking).
IMPERIAL UNITSTricky
ACRE,BUSHEL,FOOT,STONE
ACRE, BUSHEL, FOOT, and STONE are all imperial units of measurement used in the British Imperial system.
WORDS BEFORE "LIGHT"Devious
FLOOD,LIME,PILOT,TRAFFIC
FLOOD, LIME, PILOT, and TRAFFIC all precede 'light' to form compound words: floodlight, limelight, pilot light, and traffic light.