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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
DISTANCE
DIVISION
FRANCI
JOHNS
MONICA
OPUS
PAULO
PETERSBURG
RANDO
REALM
SALVADOR
TOME
VOLUME
WEEKEND
WONK
WORK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SUBSTANTIAL BOOKStraightforward
"SAINT" CITIESModerate
"LONG" THINGSTricky
CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SUBSTANTIAL BOOKStraightforward
WORDS FOR A HEFTY LITERARY CREATION+ 3 more…
"SAINT" CITIESModerate
THESE CITY NAMES FOLLOW 'SAINT' OR 'SAN'+ 3 more…
"LONG" THINGSTricky
EACH OF THESE FOLLOWS 'LONG' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTERDevious
EACH WORD IS A CURRENCY WITH AN EXTRA LETTER ADDED+ 3 more…
Full solution
SUBSTANTIAL BOOKStraightforward
OPUS,TOME,VOLUME,WORK
OPUS, TOME, VOLUME, and WORK all refer to a substantial or major literary or artistic work, especially a large book.
"SAINT" CITIESModerate
MONICA,PAULO,PETERSBURG,SALVADOR
MONICA (Santa Monica), PAULO (São Paulo), PETERSBURG (Saint Petersburg), and SALVADOR (San Salvador / Salvador) are all cities whose full names begin with a saintly title.
"LONG" THINGSTricky
DISTANCE,DIVISION,JOHNS,WEEKEND
DISTANCE (long distance), DIVISION (long division), JOHNS (Long Johns), and WEEKEND (long weekend) all commonly follow the word 'long.'
CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTERDevious
FRANCI,RANDO,REALM,WONK
FRANCI (FRANC + I), RANDO (RAND + O), REALM (REAL + M), and WONK (WON + K) are each a world currency with one additional letter appended.