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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASE
BOW
CAKE
DUMP
FIRE
FOOD
KISS
LOW
MEAN
RING
ROW
SOW
TOW
VILE
VOW
WIND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DESPICABLEStraightforward
FEATURES OF A WEDDINGModerate
KINDS OF TRUCKSTricky
HETERONYMSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DESPICABLEStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE OR WICKED+ 3 more…
FEATURES OF A WEDDINGModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A WEDDING CEREMONY OR RECEPTION+ 3 more…
KINDS OF TRUCKSTricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE THE WORD 'TRUCK'+ 3 more…
HETERONYMSDevious
WORDS SPELLED THE SAME BUT PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON MEANING+ 3 more…
Full solution
DESPICABLEStraightforward
BASE,LOW,MEAN,VILE
BASE, LOW, MEAN, and VILE all mean despicable or morally contemptible.
FEATURES OF A WEDDINGModerate
CAKE,KISS,RING,VOW
CAKE, KISS, RING, and VOW are all classic elements of a wedding celebration.
KINDS OF TRUCKSTricky
DUMP,FIRE,FOOD,TOW
DUMP, FIRE, FOOD, and TOW can each precede 'truck' to name a specific type of vehicle.
HETERONYMSDevious
BOW,ROW,SOW,WIND
BOW, ROW, SOW, and WIND are heteronyms — words with the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.