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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AYE
BET
BRAVO
DONE
GOING
HARE
HISTORY
KNOWS
ONCE
SOLD
SUNK
THROUGH
TOAST
TUNG
TWICE
USA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DOOMEDStraightforward
BASIC CABLE CHANNELSModerate
WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANTTricky
HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DOOMEDStraightforward
SLANG WAYS TO SAY YOU'RE FINISHED OR HAVE NO HOPE+ 3 more…
BASIC CABLE CHANNELSModerate
CHANNELS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A STANDARD CABLE PACKAGE+ 3 more…
WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANTTricky
WORDS YOU'D HEAR A FAST-TALKING AUCTIONEER SAY+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURESDevious
THEY SOUND LIKE PARTS OF YOUR FACE WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
DOOMEDStraightforward
DONE,SUNK,THROUGH,TOAST
DONE, SUNK, THROUGH, and TOAST are all informal ways to say someone or something is finished, ruined, or without hope.
BASIC CABLE CHANNELSModerate
BET,BRAVO,HISTORY,USA
BET, BRAVO, HISTORY, and USA are all well-known basic cable television networks available without a premium subscription.
WORDS IN AN AUCTIONEER'S CHANTTricky
GOING,ONCE,SOLD,TWICE
GOING, ONCE, SOLD, and TWICE appear in the classic auctioneer's chant: 'Going once, going twice, sold!'
HOMOPHONES OF FACIAL FEATURESDevious
AYE,HARE,KNOWS,TUNG
AYE (eye), HARE (hair), KNOWS (nose), and TUNG (tongue) are homophones of facial features: eye, hair, nose, and tongue.