Four by Four hints ·
Hints for the Four by Four puzzle
Open one hint at a time for each group. Hints go from a vague nudge to nearly naming the category, and each group stays hidden until you choose to reveal it. Play this puzzle.
The sixteen words
SEA · GUTSY · FEARLESS · WRIST · PLUCKY · VALIANT · KNEE · WHY · GNOME · BLIZZARD · HONEST · THUNDER · DRIZZLE · HAIL · QUEUE · BEE
Group 1
Hint 1: A nudge
Look out the window before deciding what to wear.
Hint 2: Narrowing it down
A presenter with a map might warn you about all of these.
Hint 3: Nearly there
From a light grey nuisance to a full winter warning.
Group 2
Hint 1: A nudge
A compliment about someone's character.
Hint 2: Narrowing it down
You'd use any of these for a hero in a story.
Hint 3: Nearly there
All mean much the same as courageous.
Group 3
Hint 1: A nudge
What you see is not what you say.
Hint 2: Narrowing it down
Meaning is a distraction; look at the spelling.
Hint 3: Nearly there
The opening letter of each one is never pronounced.
Group 4
Hint 1: A nudge
Say each of them out loud.
Hint 2: Narrowing it down
Length on the page has nothing to do with length in the mouth.
Hint 3: Nearly there
Spoken aloud, every one is a single character from a set of twenty-six.