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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABUELA
CHOKE
CLUB
HIJO
KWANZA
LEONE
MADRE
MALL
MIST
NAIRA
POKER
PRIMO
RAND
STEAK
TEAR
WELL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SPANISH RELATIVESStraightforward
START TO CRY, WITH "UP"Moderate
AFRICAN CURRENCIESTricky
STRIP ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SPANISH RELATIVESStraightforward
WORDS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS IN SPANISH+ 3 more…
START TO CRY, WITH "UP"Moderate
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'UP' TO MEAN STARTING TO WEEP+ 3 more…
AFRICAN CURRENCIESTricky
THESE ARE THE OFFICIAL CURRENCIES OF AFRICAN NATIONS+ 3 more…
STRIP ___Devious
ADD 'STRIP' BEFORE EACH WORD TO MAKE A FAMILIAR COMPOUND PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SPANISH RELATIVESStraightforward
ABUELA,HIJO,MADRE,PRIMO
ABUELA (grandmother), HIJO (son), MADRE (mother), and PRIMO (cousin) are all Spanish words for family members or relatives.
START TO CRY, WITH "UP"Moderate
CHOKE,MIST,TEAR,WELL
CHOKE up, MIST up, TEAR up, and WELL up are all phrases meaning to begin crying or become emotional.
AFRICAN CURRENCIESTricky
KWANZA,LEONE,NAIRA,RAND
KWANZA (Angola), LEONE (Sierra Leone), NAIRA (Nigeria), and RAND (South Africa) are all currencies used in African countries.
STRIP ___Devious
CLUB,MALL,POKER,STEAK
STRIP CLUB, STRIP MALL, STRIP POKER, and STRIP STEAK are all common compound phrases beginning with STRIP.