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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BANANA
BASHFUL
COCONUT
DOC
EMU
GIF
GRUMPY
HAPPY
KIWI
MANGO
OSTRICH
PDF
PENGUIN
PINEAPPLE
TIFF
ZIP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SEVEN DWARFSStraightforward
FILE EXTENSIONSModerate
FLIGHTLESS BIRDSTricky
TROPICAL FRUITSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
SEVEN DWARFSStraightforward
HI HO, HI HO — THESE ARE SNOW WHITE'S COMPANIONS+ 3 more…
FILE EXTENSIONSModerate
THESE FOLLOW THE DOT AT THE END OF A FILENAME+ 3 more…
FLIGHTLESS BIRDSTricky
WINGS, BUT NO SKY — THESE BIRDS STAY ON THE GROUND+ 3 more…
TROPICAL FRUITSDevious
SWEET, SUN-SOAKED FRUITS FROM WARM CLIMATES+ 3 more…
Full solution
SEVEN DWARFSStraightforward
BASHFUL,DOC,GRUMPY,HAPPY
BASHFUL, DOC, GRUMPY, and HAPPY are four of the seven dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
FILE EXTENSIONSModerate
GIF,PDF,TIFF,ZIP
GIF, PDF, TIFF, and ZIP are all common file extensions used in computing
FLIGHTLESS BIRDSTricky
EMU,KIWI,OSTRICH,PENGUIN
EMU, KIWI, OSTRICH, and PENGUIN are all birds that cannot fly
TROPICAL FRUITSDevious
BANANA,COCONUT,MANGO,PINEAPPLE
BANANA, COCONUT, MANGO, and PINEAPPLE are all tropical fruits that grow in warm, tropical regions