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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
DRESS
HEE
ICE CREAM
JAZZ
LIFT
MI
OUI
PALM
PINCH
PINE
POCKET
SNOW
SPIFF
SPRUCE
TRAFFIC
YEW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STEALStraightforward
MAKE NICER, WITH "UP"Moderate
KINDS OF CONESTricky
PRONOUN HOMOPHONESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STEALStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT ISN'T YOURS+ 3 more…
MAKE NICER, WITH "UP"Moderate
THESE WORDS PRECEDE 'UP' TO MEAN IMPROVE OR EMBELLISH+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CONESTricky
TYPES OF CONES YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER IN DAILY LIFE+ 3 more…
PRONOUN HOMOPHONESDevious
SOUNDS LIKE A PRONOUN BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
STEALStraightforward
LIFT,PALM,PINCH,POCKET
LIFT, PALM, PINCH, and POCKET all mean to steal or pilfer something.
MAKE NICER, WITH "UP"Moderate
DRESS,JAZZ,SPIFF,SPRUCE
DRESS up, JAZZ up, SPIFF up, and SPRUCE up all mean to make something nicer or more attractive.
KINDS OF CONESTricky
ICE CREAM,PINE,SNOW,TRAFFIC
ICE CREAM cone, PINE cone, SNOW cone, and TRAFFIC cone are all familiar types of cones.
PRONOUN HOMOPHONESDevious
HEE,MI,OUI,YEW
HEE sounds like 'he', MI sounds like 'me', OUI sounds like 'we', and YEW sounds like 'you' — all are homophones of English pronouns.