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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AWFUL
CARROT
COFFEE
CUP
GALLON
PINT
POUND
QUART
QUITE
RAND
REAL
SPONGE
STERLING
SUPER
VERY
WON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
UNITS OF VOLUMEStraightforward
EXTREMELYModerate
WORLD CURRENCIESTricky
___ CAKEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
UNITS OF VOLUMEStraightforward
HOW MUCH LIQUID IS IN THAT CONTAINER?+ 3 more…
EXTREMELYModerate
WORDS THAT INTENSIFY OR EMPHASIZE TO A GREAT DEGREE+ 3 more…
WORLD CURRENCIESTricky
MONEY USED IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD+ 3 more…
___ CAKEDevious
THESE ALL PRECEDE A BAKED DESSERT+ 3 more…
Full solution
UNITS OF VOLUMEStraightforward
CUP,GALLON,PINT,QUART
CUP, GALLON, PINT, and QUART are all standard units used to measure volume, especially in cooking and liquids.
EXTREMELYModerate
AWFUL,QUITE,SUPER,VERY
AWFUL, QUITE, SUPER, and VERY are all adverbs or intensifiers meaning 'extremely' or 'to a great degree.'
WORLD CURRENCIESTricky
RAND,REAL,STERLING,WON
RAND (South Africa), REAL (Brazil), STERLING (UK), and WON (South Korea/North Korea) are all names of world currencies.
___ CAKEDevious
CARROT,COFFEE,POUND,SPONGE
CARROT, COFFEE, POUND, and SPONGE can each precede the word CAKE to make a well-known type of cake.