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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEEF
CREAM
CRUCIFIX
EGGSHELL
GARLIC
IVORY
MIRROR
PORK
POULTRY
QUARREL
ROW
SPAT
STAKE
TIFF
VANILLA
VENISON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
OFF-WHITE SHADESStraightforward
ANTI-VAMPIREModerate
KINDS OF MEATTricky
SYNONYMS FOR ARGUMENTDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
OFF-WHITE SHADESStraightforward
COLORS THAT ARE ALMOST WHITE BUT NOT QUITE+ 3 more…
ANTI-VAMPIREModerate
THINGS THAT KEEP COUNT DRACULA AT BAY+ 3 more…
KINDS OF MEATTricky
CATEGORIES YOU MIGHT FIND AT A BUTCHER SHOP+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR ARGUMENTDevious
WORDS FOR A BRIEF HEATED DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
OFF-WHITE SHADESStraightforward
CREAM,EGGSHELL,IVORY,VANILLA
CREAM, EGGSHELL, IVORY, and VANILLA are all names for shades of off-white color
ANTI-VAMPIREModerate
CRUCIFIX,GARLIC,MIRROR,STAKE
CRUCIFIX, GARLIC, MIRROR, and STAKE are all traditional tools or items used to ward off or destroy vampires in folklore
KINDS OF MEATTricky
BEEF,PORK,POULTRY,VENISON
BEEF, PORK, POULTRY, and VENISON are all types or categories of meat from different animals
SYNONYMS FOR ARGUMENTDevious
ROW,QUARREL,SPAT,TIFF
ROW, QUARREL, SPAT, and TIFF are all synonyms for a minor argument or dispute