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Game #781 hints
The sixteen tiles are ROCK, STRAW, EYE, NATURE, NATIONS, FIDDLE, GUESS, LAUGH, COMING, PARTY, RESORT, RESPONDER, LADY, SUPPER, RAIL, and AID.
Broad hints
- Group 1: Think about a position.
- Group 2: Think about a position.
- Group 3: Think about a position.
- Group 4: Think about a position.
Category prompts
- FIRST ___
- SECOND ___
- THIRD ___
- LAST ___
Full answers (spoilers)
Stop here if you want to solve the puzzle before seeing the word groups.
- Yellow — FIRST ___: AID, LADY, NATIONS, RESPONDER.
- Green — SECOND ___: COMING, FIDDLE, GUESS, NATURE.
- Blue — THIRD ___: EYE, PARTY, RAIL, ROCK.
- Purple — LAST ___: LAUGH, RESORT, STRAW, SUPPER.
The puzzle date, tile list, and groupings are reported by TechRadar; Forbes independently reports the category prompts and answers.
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