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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPLE
BINGO
CHIP
CORRECT
CRACKER
DING
FLAP
FRY
LUMBER
NACHO
NICK
POPPER
RIGHT
SCRATCH
WING
YES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
APPETIZER UNITStraightforward
RESPONSE TO A CORRECT ANSWERModerate
MARTricky
___JACKDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
APPETIZER UNITStraightforward
EACH IS A SINGLE PIECE OF A CLASSIC BAR SNACK OR STARTER+ 3 more…
RESPONSE TO A CORRECT ANSWERModerate
THINGS A GAME SHOW HOST MIGHT SAY WHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT+ 3 more…
MARTricky
WORDS MEANING TO SLIGHTLY DAMAGE OR BLEMISH A SURFACE+ 3 more…
___JACKDevious
EACH PRECEDES 'JACK' TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
APPETIZER UNITStraightforward
FRY,NACHO,POPPER,WING
FRY, NACHO, POPPER, and WING are all individual units of common appetizers served at restaurants or bars.
RESPONSE TO A CORRECT ANSWERModerate
BINGO,CORRECT,RIGHT,YES
BINGO, CORRECT, RIGHT, and YES are all affirmations used to confirm a correct answer, especially in quiz or game show contexts.
MARTricky
CHIP,DING,NICK,SCRATCH
CHIP, DING, NICK, and SCRATCH all mean to mar or leave a minor imperfection on a surface.
___JACKDevious
APPLE,CRACKER,FLAP,LUMBER
APPLEJACK, CRACKERJACK, FLAPJACK, and LUMBERJACK are all compound words formed by adding JACK to each of these words.