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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALARM
CHECK
CROSS
DISTURB
HOUR
HUR
MARK
SHAKE
SHOCK
TESLA
THERE
TICK
TIME
TRUE
TYRANNOSAURUS
YORE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
UNNERVEStraightforward
REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF"Moderate
WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FORTricky
HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
UNNERVEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO RATTLE OR UNSETTLE SOMEONE+ 3 more…
REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF"Moderate
EACH CAN PRECEDE 'OFF' TO MEAN STRIKE FROM A TO-DO LIST+ 3 more…
WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FORTricky
THINGS ABBREVIATED AS 'T' IN FAMOUS CONTEXTS+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESDevious
THEY SOUND LIKE WORDS MEANING 'BELONGING TO SOMEONE'+ 3 more…
Full solution
UNNERVEStraightforward
ALARM,DISTURB,SHAKE,SHOCK
ALARM, DISTURB, SHAKE, and SHOCK all mean to unnerve or frighten someone.
REMOVE, AS AN ITEM FROM A LIST, WITH "OFF"Moderate
CHECK,CROSS,MARK,TICK
CHECK off, CROSS off, MARK off, and TICK off all mean to remove or complete an item on a list.
WHAT "T" MIGHT STAND FORTricky
TESLA,TIME,TRUE,TYRANNOSAURUS
T-Rex (Tyrannosaurus), Tesla (unit of magnetic flux), True (in logic/Boolean), and Time (as in T in physics equations) are all things 'T' can stand for.
HOMOPHONES OF POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESDevious
HOUR,HUR,THERE,YORE
HOUR sounds like 'our', HUR sounds like 'her', THERE sounds like 'their', and YORE sounds like 'your' — all homophones of possessive adjectives.