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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASTEROIDS
BREAKOUT
CENT
CHAINZ
FROGGER
HUSTLE
PAC
PINCH
PONG
SALSA
SAVAGE
SPREAD
SWING
SWIPE
TANGO
TAP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CLASSIC ARCADE GAMESStraightforward
DANCESModerate
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESTricky
RAPPERS MINUS NUMBERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CLASSIC ARCADE GAMESStraightforward
QUARTER-MUNCHING CLASSICS FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF ARCADES+ 3 more…
DANCESModerate
GET ON THE FLOOR — THESE ARE ALL WAYS TO MOVE WITH A PARTNER+ 3 more…
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESTricky
HOW YOUR FINGERS TALK TO YOUR PHONE SCREEN+ 3 more…
RAPPERS MINUS NUMBERSDevious
FAMOUS RAP NAMES WITH THEIR DIGITS REMOVED+ 3 more…
Full solution
CLASSIC ARCADE GAMESStraightforward
ASTEROIDS,BREAKOUT,FROGGER,PONG
ASTEROIDS, BREAKOUT, FROGGER, and PONG are all iconic arcade games from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
DANCESModerate
HUSTLE,SALSA,SWING,TANGO
HUSTLE, SALSA, SWING, and TANGO are all popular partner dances.
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESTricky
PINCH,SPREAD,SWIPE,TAP
PINCH, SPREAD, SWIPE, and TAP are all common touchscreen gestures used on smartphones and tablets.
RAPPERS MINUS NUMBERSDevious
CENT,CHAINZ,PAC,SAVAGE
These are rapper names with their numeric components removed: 50 CENT, 2 CHAINZ, 2PAC, and 21 SAVAGE.