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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACKUP
CONSTITUTION
EXTRA
FABRIC
FLATBED
HOT ROD
MAKEUP
OSIRIS
PICKUP
REPLACEMENT
SEMI
SPARE
STRUCTURE
TANKER
TRAFFIC CONE
WOOLENS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COMPOSITIONStraightforward
COPYModerate
KINDS OF TRUCKSTricky
ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPOSITIONStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE WHAT SOMETHING IS MADE OF OR HOW IT'S PUT TOGETHER+ 3 more…
COPYModerate
KEEP ONE OF THESE AROUND JUST IN CASE THE FIRST ONE FAILS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF TRUCKSTricky
THESE ARE ALL TYPES OF LARGE VEHICLES YOU'D SEE ON A HIGHWAY+ 3 more…
ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYEDevious
EACH PHRASE SECRETLY CONTAINS A PART OF THE EYE HIDDEN AT ITS END+ 3 more…
Full solution
COMPOSITIONStraightforward
CONSTITUTION,FABRIC,MAKEUP,STRUCTURE
CONSTITUTION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, and STRUCTURE all mean the composition or essential arrangement of something.
COPYModerate
BACKUP,EXTRA,REPLACEMENT,SPARE
BACKUP, EXTRA, REPLACEMENT, and SPARE all refer to a duplicate kept in reserve as a copy or substitute.
KINDS OF TRUCKSTricky
FLATBED,PICKUP,SEMI,TANKER
FLATBED, PICKUP, SEMI, and TANKER are all kinds of trucks.
ENDING IN PARTS OF THE EYEDevious
HOT ROD,OSIRIS,TRAFFIC CONE,WOOLENS
HOT ROD ends in ROD (retinal rod), OSIRIS ends in IRIS, TRAFFIC CONE ends in CONE (retinal cone), and WOOLENS ends in LENS.