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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAND
BASE
BLUFF
BOOT
CAPE
COVER
DOGS
LET
LIE
MASK
POINT
SCREEN
SHIELD
SLEEPING
SPIT
SUMMER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
"LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE"Straightforward
OBSCUREModerate
COASTAL LANDFORMSTricky
___ CAMPDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
"LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE"Straightforward
WORDS FOUND INSIDE A CLASSIC PROVERB ABOUT LEAVING THINGS UNDISTURBED+ 3 more…
OBSCUREModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO HIDE OR CONCEAL SOMETHING+ 3 more…
COASTAL LANDFORMSTricky
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES YOU MIGHT FIND WHERE LAND MEETS THE SEA+ 3 more…
___ CAMPDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'CAMP'+ 3 more…
Full solution
"LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE"Straightforward
DOGS,LET,LIE,SLEEPING
DOGS, LET, LIE, and SLEEPING are all words contained within the idiom 'Let sleeping dogs lie,' meaning don't stir up trouble.
OBSCUREModerate
COVER,MASK,SCREEN,SHIELD
COVER, MASK, SCREEN, and SHIELD all share the meaning of obscuring or concealing something from view.
COASTAL LANDFORMSTricky
BLUFF,CAPE,POINT,SPIT
BLUFF, CAPE, POINT, and SPIT are all landforms found along coastlines — elevated cliffs, headlands, or narrow land projections into water.
___ CAMPDevious
BAND,BASE,BOOT,SUMMER
BAND, BASE, BOOT, and SUMMER can all precede CAMP to form compound words or phrases: band camp, base camp, boot camp, summer camp.