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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COPY
CRUSH
CUT
GAS
LEAST
LIQUID
PASTE
PLASMA
ROUT
SHELLAC
SLATE
SOLID
STALE
TESLA
TRASH
UNDO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STATES OF MATTERStraightforward
EDIT MENU COMMANDSModerate
DEFEAT BADLYTricky
ANAGRAMSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STATES OF MATTERStraightforward
PHYSICS CLASS PHASES OF MATTER+ 3 more…
EDIT MENU COMMANDSModerate
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS LIVE HERE IN A WORD PROCESSOR+ 3 more…
DEFEAT BADLYTricky
VERBS MEANING TO WIN BY A HUGE MARGIN+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMSDevious
THESE FOUR WORDS SHARE THE EXACT SAME LETTERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
STATES OF MATTERStraightforward
GAS,LIQUID,PLASMA,SOLID
GAS, LIQUID, PLASMA, and SOLID are the four fundamental states of matter in physics
EDIT MENU COMMANDSModerate
COPY,CUT,PASTE,UNDO
COPY, CUT, PASTE, and UNDO are all commands found in the Edit menu of most software applications
DEFEAT BADLYTricky
CRUSH,ROUT,SHELLAC,TRASH
CRUSH, ROUT, SHELLAC, and TRASH all mean to defeat someone decisively and overwhelmingly
ANAGRAMSDevious
LEAST,SLATE,STALE,TESLA
LEAST, SLATE, STALE, and TESLA are all anagrams of each other, each using the letters A, E, L, S, T