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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANKH
CLOUT
COURIER
CROOK
EYE
IMPACT
PAPYRUS
PULL
SANDBOX
SCARAB
SEESAW
SLIDE
SWAY
SWING
TIMES
WEIGHT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PLAYGROUND FIXTURESStraightforward
INFLUENCEModerate
EGYPTIAN SYMBOLSTricky
FONTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PLAYGROUND FIXTURESStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A CHILDREN'S PARK+ 3 more…
INFLUENCEModerate
WORDS MEANING POWER OR LEVERAGE OVER OTHERS+ 3 more…
EGYPTIAN SYMBOLSTricky
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ICONS OR ARTIFACTS+ 3 more…
FONTSDevious
THESE ARE ALL TYPEFACES YOU'D FIND IN A WORD PROCESSOR+ 3 more…
Full solution
PLAYGROUND FIXTURESStraightforward
SANDBOX,SEESAW,SLIDE,SWING
SANDBOX, SEESAW, SLIDE, and SWING are all common fixtures found on a playground
INFLUENCEModerate
CLOUT,PULL,SWAY,WEIGHT
CLOUT, PULL, SWAY, and WEIGHT all mean influence or the ability to affect outcomes
EGYPTIAN SYMBOLSTricky
ANKH,CROOK,EYE,SCARAB
ANKH (symbol of life), CROOK (pharaoh's staff), EYE (Eye of Horus), and SCARAB (sacred beetle) are all prominent symbols in ancient Egyptian culture
FONTSDevious
COURIER,IMPACT,PAPYRUS,TIMES
COURIER, IMPACT, PAPYRUS, and TIMES are all well-known typographic fonts