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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALLEY
BACKSTREET
BUG FIX
BYWAY
FLY BY
FOREST
HUNTER
LANE
MINT
MYRRH
NAG CHAMPA
NEEDLESS
NSYNC
RHYTHM
SAGE
TEA SET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ROAD LESS TRAVELEDStraightforward
SHADES OF GREENModerate
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWELTricky
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ROAD LESS TRAVELEDStraightforward
THESE NARROW PATHS WON'T BE FOUND ON A HIGHWAY+ 3 more…
SHADES OF GREENModerate
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC COLOR OF GREEN+ 3 more…
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWELTricky
SPELL THESE OUT — THE ONLY VOWEL YOU'LL FIND IS THE LETTER Y+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"Devious
EACH PHRASE BEGINS WITH A WORD THAT MEANS TO ANNOY OR BOTHER+ 3 more…
Full solution
ROAD LESS TRAVELEDStraightforward
ALLEY,BACKSTREET,BYWAY,LANE
ALLEY, BACKSTREET, BYWAY, and LANE are all names for minor or secondary roads/paths, the quieter alternatives to main roads.
SHADES OF GREENModerate
FOREST,HUNTER,MINT,SAGE
FOREST, HUNTER, MINT, and SAGE are all named shades of the color green.
"Y" IS THE ONLY VOWELTricky
FLY BY,MYRRH,NSYNC,RHYTHM
FLY BY, MYRRH, NSYNC, and RHYTHM each contain Y as their only vowel — no A, E, I, O, or U appears in any of them.
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "PESTER"Devious
BUG FIX,NAG CHAMPA,NEEDLESS,TEA SET
BUG (fix), NAG (Champa), NEEDLE (ss), and TEASE (t) — each word starts with a synonym for 'pester': bug, nag, needle, tease.