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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AFTER
ANOTHER
BATTLE
CLASH
CONTEST
DOWN
EITHER
GAME
IN
LOW
MATCH
NEITHER
NIGHT
ONE
WILD
WILLING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COMPETITIONStraightforward
ON BOARDModerate
WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICESTricky
___LIFEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPETITIONStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE A COMPETITIVE EVENT OR STRUGGLE BETWEEN OPPONENTS+ 3 more…
ON BOARDModerate
THESE WORDS MEAN SOMEONE IS AGREEABLE OR PARTICIPATING — SYNONYMS FOR ENTHUSIASTIC COOPERATION+ 3 more…
WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICESTricky
THESE WORDS REFER TO ONE OF TWO OR MORE OPTIONS WITHOUT SPECIFYING WHICH+ 3 more…
___LIFEDevious
ADD LIFE TO THE END OF EACH WORD TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
COMPETITIONStraightforward
BATTLE,CLASH,CONTEST,MATCH
BATTLE, CLASH, CONTEST, and MATCH all refer to a competition or fight between two or more parties
ON BOARDModerate
DOWN,GAME,IN,WILLING
DOWN, GAME, IN, and WILLING all mean someone is agreeable and ready to participate, as in 'I'm down for that' or 'Are you game?'
WORDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CHOICESTricky
ANOTHER,EITHER,NEITHER,ONE
ANOTHER, EITHER, NEITHER, and ONE are all words used to refer to an unspecified choice among options without naming it directly
___LIFEDevious
AFTER,LOW,NIGHT,WILD
AFTER, LOW, NIGHT, and WILD each precede LIFE to form compound words: AFTERLIFE, LOWLIFE, NIGHTLIFE, WILDLIFE