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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALIBIS
BALLOON
BLATHER
BOIL
ESCROW
FLURRY
FUME
GAS
HOT AIR
MOHAWK
MUFFIN
NUGGETS
RAVE
RIB
STEAM
WIND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SEETHEStraightforward
ALL TALKModerate
"MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'STricky
ENDING IN BIRDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SEETHEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO BE FURIOUSLY ANGRY+ 3 more…
ALL TALKModerate
EXPRESSIONS FOR EMPTY, MEANINGLESS CHATTER+ 3 more…
"MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'STricky
THESE FOLLOW 'MC' ON THE MCDONALD'S MENU+ 3 more…
ENDING IN BIRDSDevious
EACH WORD CONTAINS A HIDDEN BIRD AT THE END+ 3 more…
Full solution
SEETHEStraightforward
BOIL,FUME,RAVE,STEAM
BOIL, FUME, RAVE, and STEAM all mean to seethe or express intense anger
ALL TALKModerate
BLATHER,GAS,HOT AIR,WIND
BLATHER, GAS, HOT AIR, and WIND all refer to idle or hollow talk with no substance
"MC" THINGS AT MCDONALD'STricky
FLURRY,MUFFIN,NUGGETS,RIB
McFlurry, McMuffin, McNuggets, and McRib are all menu items at McDonald's
ENDING IN BIRDSDevious
ALIBIS,BALLOON,ESCROW,MOHAWK
ALIBIS ends in IBIS, BALLOON ends in LOON, ESCROW ends in CROW, and MOHAWK ends in HAWK