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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BABBLE
CANTER
DRONE
FRYER
HOME RUN
JOG
LLAMA
NONE
PROMPT
RAMBLE
REFRESH
SINGLE
SPARK
STRIKEOUT
WALK
YAK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TALK AT LENGTHStraightforward
OUTCOMES FOR A BATTERModerate
BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORYTricky
HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TALK AT LENGTHStraightforward
WHAT A WINDBAG DOES WHEN THEY JUST WON'T STOP TALKING+ 3 more…
OUTCOMES FOR A BATTERModerate
WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE PLATE+ 3 more…
BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORYTricky
THESE WORDS HELP TRIGGER A FORGOTTEN THOUGHT OR MEMORY+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLESDevious
SAY THESE WORDS ALOUD TO HEAR SOMEONE FROM A MONASTERY OR TEMPLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TALK AT LENGTHStraightforward
BABBLE,DRONE,RAMBLE,YAK
BABBLE, DRONE, RAMBLE, and YAK all mean to talk at excessive length without much purpose.
OUTCOMES FOR A BATTERModerate
HOME RUN,SINGLE,STRIKEOUT,WALK
HOME RUN, SINGLE, STRIKEOUT, and WALK are all possible results for a batter during an at-bat in baseball.
BRING TO MIND, AS A MEMORYTricky
JOG,PROMPT,REFRESH,SPARK
JOG, PROMPT, REFRESH, and SPARK all mean to stimulate or activate a memory.
HOMOPHONES OF RELIGIOUS ROLESDevious
CANTER,FRYER,LLAMA,NONE
CANTER sounds like CANTOR, FRYER like FRIAR, LLAMA like LAMA, and NONE like NUN — all homophones of religious roles.