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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACRYLIC
DIM
FALAFEL
FOOT
INCH
KATSU
MILE
NICK
OIL
PEN
QUART
SAMOSA
SCHNITZEL
TEMPERA
WATERCOLOR
YARD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
UNITS OF LENGTHStraightforward
TYPES OF PAINTModerate
DEEP-FRIED FOODTricky
STARTS OF U.S. COINSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
UNITS OF LENGTHStraightforward
HOW FAR FROM HERE TO THERE, MEASURED THE OLD WAY+ 3 more…
TYPES OF PAINTModerate
WHAT AN ARTIST MIGHT SQUEEZE FROM A TUBE OR MIX WITH WATER+ 3 more…
DEEP-FRIED FOODTricky
CRISPY, GOLDEN FOODS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THAT TOOK A BATH IN HOT OIL+ 3 more…
STARTS OF U.S. COINSDevious
ADD A FEW LETTERS TO FINISH OFF SOME POCKET CHANGE+ 3 more…
Full solution
UNITS OF LENGTHStraightforward
FOOT,INCH,MILE,YARD
FOOT, INCH, MILE, and YARD are all imperial units used to measure length or distance.
TYPES OF PAINTModerate
ACRYLIC,OIL,TEMPERA,WATERCOLOR
ACRYLIC, OIL, TEMPERA, and WATERCOLOR are all types of paint used in visual art.
DEEP-FRIED FOODTricky
FALAFEL,KATSU,SAMOSA,SCHNITZEL
FALAFEL, KATSU, SAMOSA, and SCHNITZEL are all foods that are cooked by deep-frying.
STARTS OF U.S. COINSDevious
DIM,NICK,PEN,QUART
DIM(e), NICK(el), PEN(ny), and QUART(er) are the beginnings of the names of four U.S. coins.