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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASILISK
BETRAY
DINNER
DISPLAY
DRAFTING
DRAGON
EXPRESS
MONITOR
POLE
POST
REGISTER
ROUND
SHAFT
SKINK
STAKE
TIMES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PILLARStraightforward
INDICATE, AS EMOTIONSModerate
KINDS OF LIZARDSTricky
___ TABLEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PILLARStraightforward
UPRIGHT SUPPORTS THAT HOLD THINGS UP+ 3 more…
INDICATE, AS EMOTIONSModerate
WAYS YOUR FACE OR ACTIONS MIGHT GIVE YOUR FEELINGS AWAY+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LIZARDSTricky
SCALY REPTILES YOU MIGHT FIND IN THE WILD OR MYTHOLOGY+ 3 more…
___ TABLEDevious
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE TABLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PILLARStraightforward
POLE,POST,SHAFT,STAKE
POLE, POST, SHAFT, and STAKE are all words meaning a pillar or upright column/support structure.
INDICATE, AS EMOTIONSModerate
BETRAY,DISPLAY,EXPRESS,REGISTER
BETRAY, DISPLAY, EXPRESS, and REGISTER all mean to indicate or reveal emotions, often involuntarily.
KINDS OF LIZARDSTricky
BASILISK,DRAGON,MONITOR,SKINK
BASILISK, DRAGON, MONITOR, and SKINK are all types (or legendary types) of lizards.
___ TABLEDevious
DINNER,DRAFTING,ROUND,TIMES
DINNER, DRAFTING, ROUND, and TIMES can all precede TABLE to form compound words or phrases: dinner table, drafting table, round table, times table.