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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACCESSORIZE
ANEMONE
CHANGE
DOG
DRAGON
HORSE
LARKSPUR
LEGS
MOMENTUM
MONKSHOOD
PHLOX
PRIMP
SHOWER
SNAKE
STAMINA
TRACTION
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STAYING POWERStraightforward
GET READY FOR A NIGHT OUTModerate
CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSTricky
FLOWERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STAYING POWERStraightforward
WORDS FOR WHAT KEEPS SOMETHING GOING STRONG OVER TIME+ 3 more…
GET READY FOR A NIGHT OUTModerate
THINGS YOU DO TO PREPARE BEFORE HEADING OUT FOR THE EVENING+ 3 more…
CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSTricky
FOUR OF THE TWELVE ANIMALS IN THE CHINESE ZODIAC CYCLE+ 3 more…
FLOWERSDevious
THESE BLOOMS MIGHT BE BEAUTIFUL BUT SOME CARRY A DARK SECRET+ 3 more…
Full solution
STAYING POWERStraightforward
LEGS,MOMENTUM,STAMINA,TRACTION
LEGS, MOMENTUM, STAMINA, and TRACTION all describe the quality or force that allows something to sustain itself or keep moving forward.
GET READY FOR A NIGHT OUTModerate
ACCESSORIZE,CHANGE,PRIMP,SHOWER
ACCESSORIZE, CHANGE, PRIMP, and SHOWER are all actions people typically perform when getting ready to go out.
CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSTricky
DOG,DRAGON,HORSE,SNAKE
DOG, DRAGON, HORSE, and SNAKE are all animals from the traditional 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
FLOWERSDevious
ANEMONE,LARKSPUR,MONKSHOOD,PHLOX
ANEMONE, LARKSPUR, MONKSHOOD, and PHLOX are all flowering plants, several of which are notably toxic despite their ornamental beauty.