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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTIST
CLAY
DECK
GAME
GLAZE
HERB
KILN
NICE
POLISH
PUNCH
READING
SLUG
SOCK
STICKS
TRUCK
WHEEL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
POTTERY EQUIPMENTStraightforward
WALLOPModerate
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNSTricky
PICK-UP ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
POTTERY EQUIPMENTStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN A CERAMICS STUDIO+ 3 more…
WALLOPModerate
ALL MEAN TO HIT HARD+ 3 more…
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNSTricky
WORDS THAT CHANGE PRONUNCIATION WHEN THEY BECOME PROPER NOUNS+ 3 more…
PICK-UP ___Devious
COMPLETE THE PHRASE 'PICK-UP ___'+ 3 more…
Full solution
POTTERY EQUIPMENTStraightforward
CLAY,GLAZE,KILN,WHEEL
CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, and WHEEL are all essential tools or materials used in pottery making.
WALLOPModerate
DECK,PUNCH,SLUG,SOCK
DECK, PUNCH, SLUG, and SOCK are all synonyms meaning to strike or hit someone forcefully.
WORDS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENT WAYS AS PROPER NOUNSTricky
HERB,NICE,POLISH,READING
HERB (name vs. plant), NICE (French city vs. pleasant), POLISH (nationality vs. to shine), and READING (English town vs. the act of reading) are all pronounced differently when used as proper nouns.
PICK-UP ___Devious
ARTIST,GAME,STICKS,TRUCK
ARTIST, GAME, STICKS, and TRUCK can all follow PICK-UP to form common compound words or phrases: pick-up artist, pick-up game, pick-up sticks, pick-up truck.