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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARIAL
BELL
CHEVRON
CLOSE
DOCK
END
HORSESHOE
MINI
MINION
PENCIL
POODLE
PUPPET
STOOGE
STOP
WALRUS
WRAP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FINISHStraightforward
LACKEYModerate
MUSTACHESTricky
HOMOPHONES OF DISNEY CHARACTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FINISHStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO CONCLUDE OR BRING SOMETHING TO A CLOSE+ 3 more…
LACKEYModerate
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES ANOTHER'S BIDDING+ 3 more…
MUSTACHESTricky
STYLES OF FACIAL HAIR WORN ABOVE THE LIP+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF DISNEY CHARACTERSDevious
THEY SOUND LIKE DISNEY CHARACTERS WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
FINISHStraightforward
CLOSE,END,STOP,WRAP
CLOSE, END, STOP, and WRAP all mean to finish or conclude something
LACKEYModerate
MINION,POODLE,PUPPET,STOOGE
MINION, POODLE, PUPPET, and STOOGE all refer to a subservient follower or henchman
MUSTACHESTricky
CHEVRON,HORSESHOE,PENCIL,WALRUS
CHEVRON, HORSESHOE, PENCIL, and WALRUS are all recognized styles of mustaches
HOMOPHONES OF DISNEY CHARACTERSDevious
ARIAL,BELL,DOCK,MINI
ARIAL sounds like Ariel, BELL sounds like Belle, DOCK sounds like Doc, and MINI sounds like Minnie — all homophones of Disney characters