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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
DOT
FIB
FICTION
GOOBER
HORROR
HOUNDSTOOTH
KISS
LIE
MUSICAL
PAISLEY
PLAID
ROMANCE
STRIPES
TALE
WESTERN
WHOPPER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MOVIE GENRESStraightforward
PATTERNSModerate
SYNONYMS FOR FALSEHOODTricky
CANDY PIECESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MOVIE GENRESStraightforward
CATEGORIES YOU'D FIND AT A FILM FESTIVAL+ 3 more…
PATTERNSModerate
THESE DESCRIBE REPEATING DESIGNS ON FABRIC OR CLOTHING+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR FALSEHOODTricky
WORDS MEANING SOMETHING UNTRUE OR MADE UP+ 3 more…
CANDY PIECESDevious
SWEET TREATS YOU MIGHT FIND AT A MOVIE CONCESSION STAND+ 3 more…
Full solution
MOVIE GENRESStraightforward
HORROR,MUSICAL,ROMANCE,WESTERN
HORROR, MUSICAL, ROMANCE, and WESTERN are all genres used to classify movies.
PATTERNSModerate
HOUNDSTOOTH,PAISLEY,PLAID,STRIPES
HOUNDSTOOTH, PAISLEY, PLAID, and STRIPES are all textile or visual patterns.
SYNONYMS FOR FALSEHOODTricky
FIB,FICTION,LIE,TALE
FIB, FICTION, LIE, and TALE can all refer to something false or a made-up story.
CANDY PIECESDevious
DOT,GOOBER,KISS,WHOPPER
DOT, GOOBER, KISS, and WHOPPER are all names of specific candy products (Dots, Goobers, Hershey's Kisses, Whoppers).