Seeing Snow and Rain appear back-to-back, I was convinced the answer had to be something meteorological. I confidently typed in âTypes of Weatherâ and, not to be deterred, tried âThings that fall from the skyâ next. Both, of course, were wrong. The arrival of Cowboy was the moment my initial theory completely fell apart. A cowboy isnât a type of weather. It felt like a non-sequitur, a deliberate outlier meant to make me rethink everything from the ground up.
I stared at the three clues: Snow, Rain, Cowboy. What could they possibly have in common? My mind raced. Maybe they were all movie genres? âSnowâ could be a disaster film, âRainâ a drama, âCowboyâ a western. But that felt like a huge stretch. Then I started thinking about the objects associated with them. And thatâs when it clicked. I suddenly pictured the footwear for each scenario. The theme wasnât an abstract category; it was a physical object.