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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUCKET
BUSSIN
DRAWER
EXAMINE
FIGARO
GRILL
KISSER
MUG
PECKISH
PUMP
PUSS
QUESTION
SALEM
SMACKDOWN
TOM
UMBRELLA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INTERROGATEStraightforward
THINGS WITH HANDLESModerate
FICTIONAL CATSTricky
STARTING WITH SMOOCHESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INTERROGATEStraightforward
WAYS TO EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM SOMEONE+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH HANDLESModerate
OBJECTS YOU CAN GRAB AND CARRY BY A GRIP+ 3 more…
FICTIONAL CATSTricky
FAMOUS FELINES FROM MOVIES, TV, OR CARTOONS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH SMOOCHESDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH A WORD MEANING 'KISS'+ 3 more…
Full solution
INTERROGATEStraightforward
EXAMINE,GRILL,PUMP,QUESTION
EXAMINE, GRILL, PUMP, and QUESTION all mean to interrogate or question someone intensely to get information.
THINGS WITH HANDLESModerate
BUCKET,DRAWER,MUG,UMBRELLA
BUCKET, DRAWER, MUG, and UMBRELLA all have literal handles that you use to hold or operate them.
FICTIONAL CATSTricky
FIGARO,PUSS,SALEM,TOM
FIGARO (Pinocchio), PUSS (Puss in Boots/Shrek), SALEM (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), and TOM (Tom and Jerry) are all well-known fictional cats.
STARTING WITH SMOOCHESDevious
BUSSIN,KISSER,PECKISH,SMACKDOWN
BUSSIN starts with BUS(S), KISSER starts with KISS, PECKISH starts with PECK, and SMACKDOWN starts with SMACK — all words that mean kiss.