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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AYE
BANJO
BATTLESHIP
COMMUNE
HAMLET
LEAR
MACBETH
MONOGAMY
NUTMEG
OPERATION
OTHELLO
PIER
STAIR
TOWNSHIP
TROUBLE
VILLAGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SMALL COMMUNITYStraightforward
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESModerate
HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKINGTricky
ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SMALL COMMUNITYStraightforward
PLACES WHERE A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVE TOGETHER+ 3 more…
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESModerate
GAMES YOU MIGHT FIND IN A FAMILY GAME CLOSET FROM DECADES PAST+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKINGTricky
EACH SOUNDS LIKE A VERB MEANING TO LOOK OR GAZE+ 3 more…
ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERSDevious
EACH WORD ENDS WITH THE NAME OF ONE OF THE FOUR MARCH SISTERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
SMALL COMMUNITYStraightforward
COMMUNE,HAMLET,TOWNSHIP,VILLAGE
COMMUNE, HAMLET, TOWNSHIP, and VILLAGE all refer to small communities or settlements
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESModerate
BATTLESHIP,OPERATION,OTHELLO,TROUBLE
BATTLESHIP, OPERATION, OTHELLO, and TROUBLE are all classic Milton Bradley / Hasbro board games
HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKINGTricky
AYE,LEAR,PIER,STAIR
AYE sounds like 'eye', LEAR sounds like 'leer', PIER sounds like 'peer', and STAIR sounds like 'stare' — all homophones of ways of looking
ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERSDevious
BANJO,MACBETH,MONOGAMY,NUTMEG
BANJO ends in JO, MACBETH ends in BETH, MONOGAMY ends in AMY, and NUTMEG ends in MEG — the four March sisters from Little Women