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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CORE
EXPRESS
GAUZY
GOSSAMER
GUT
LEVEL
POP
SHEER
STATE
STEP
THIN
TOTAL
TRASH
UTTER
VOICE
WAVE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TRANSLUCENT, AS FABRICStraightforward
SPEAKModerate
DEMOLISHTricky
MUSIC GENRE SUFFIXESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TRANSLUCENT, AS FABRICStraightforward
WORDS DESCRIBING SEE-THROUGH, DELICATE MATERIAL+ 3 more…
SPEAKModerate
SYNONYMS FOR SAYING SOMETHING OUT LOUD+ 3 more…
DEMOLISHTricky
WORDS MEANING TO TEAR DOWN OR WRECK COMPLETELY+ 3 more…
MUSIC GENRE SUFFIXESDevious
ATTACH THESE TO WORDS TO NAME A MUSIC GENRE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TRANSLUCENT, AS FABRICStraightforward
GAUZY,GOSSAMER,SHEER,THIN
GAUZY, GOSSAMER, SHEER, and THIN all describe fabric or material that is translucent, delicate, and nearly see-through.
SPEAKModerate
EXPRESS,STATE,UTTER,VOICE
EXPRESS, STATE, UTTER, and VOICE are all verbs meaning to speak or articulate something.
DEMOLISHTricky
GUT,LEVEL,TOTAL,TRASH
GUT, LEVEL, TOTAL, and TRASH all mean to demolish or completely destroy something.
MUSIC GENRE SUFFIXESDevious
CORE,POP,STEP,WAVE
CORE, POP, STEP, and WAVE are suffixes used to form music genre names like hardcore, synth-pop, dubstep, and new wave.