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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLOG
BOGART
COG
CORNER
DOG
DOZE
FROG
GEAR
HOG
HORN
MONOPOLIZE
MOTEL
PINION
SMOG
SPORK
SPROCKET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GREEDILY CONTROLStraightforward
TOOTHED WHEELSModerate
PORTMANTEAUXTricky
BULL___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GREEDILY CONTROLStraightforward
TAKE MORE THAN YOUR FAIR SHARE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
TOOTHED WHEELSModerate
INTERLOCKING MECHANICAL PARTS THAT TRANSFER MOTION+ 3 more…
PORTMANTEAUXTricky
WORDS BLENDED FROM TWO OTHER WORDS+ 3 more…
BULL___Devious
ADD THIS ANIMAL-RELATED WORD BEFORE ANOTHER TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
GREEDILY CONTROLStraightforward
BOGART,CORNER,HOG,MONOPOLIZE
BOGART, CORNER, HOG, and MONOPOLIZE all mean to greedily take control of something, leaving others without access
TOOTHED WHEELSModerate
COG,GEAR,PINION,SPROCKET
COG, GEAR, PINION, and SPROCKET are all toothed wheels used in mechanical systems to transmit rotational force
PORTMANTEAUXTricky
BLOG,MOTEL,SMOG,SPORK
BLOG (web + log), MOTEL (motor + hotel), SMOG (smoke + fog), and SPORK (spoon + fork) are all portmanteaux — words formed by merging two words
BULL___Devious
DOG,DOZE,FROG,HORN
BULL precedes each word to make BULLDOG, BULLDOZE, BULLFROG, and BULLHORN