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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEND
BLINK
BOWLINE
FLICKER
GAMELAN
HICCUP
HINT
HITCH
MATCHSTICK
POINTER
SETBACK
SHEEPSHANK
SHIVER
SNEEZE
SUGGESTION
WHIFF
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GLIMMERStraightforward
INVOLUNTARY ACTIONSModerate
KINDS OF KNOTSTricky
STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GLIMMERStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN A FAINT TRACE OR SMALL SIGN OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
INVOLUNTARY ACTIONSModerate
THINGS YOUR BODY DOES WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION+ 3 more…
KINDS OF KNOTSTricky
THESE ARE ALL TYPES OF KNOTS USED IN SAILING OR CLIMBING+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONSDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH A UNIT USED IN COMPETITIVE SPORTS OR GAMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
GLIMMERStraightforward
FLICKER,HINT,SUGGESTION,WHIFF
FLICKER, HINT, SUGGESTION, and WHIFF all mean a glimmer — a faint, barely-there trace or indication of something
INVOLUNTARY ACTIONSModerate
BLINK,HICCUP,SHIVER,SNEEZE
BLINK, HICCUP, SHIVER, and SNEEZE are all involuntary bodily actions — reflexes the body performs without conscious control
KINDS OF KNOTSTricky
BEND,BOWLINE,HITCH,SHEEPSHANK
BEND, BOWLINE, HITCH, and SHEEPSHANK are all specific types of knots used in sailing, climbing, and rope work
STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONSDevious
GAMELAN,MATCHSTICK,POINTER,SETBACK
GAMELAN starts with GAME, MATCHSTICK starts with MATCH, POINTER starts with POINT, and SETBACK starts with SET — all units used in competitions