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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.
CAT
CHANCE
FESTER
FRIDAY
LIP
LURCH
ROT
SATURDAY
SOUR
SPOIL
SUNDAY
THING
THURSDAY
TUESDAY
TURN
WEDNESDAY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DAYS OF THE WEEKStraightforward
GO BADModerate
“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” CHARACTERSTricky
FAT ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DAYS OF THE WEEKStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL NAME SPECIFIC DAYS OF THE WEEK+ 3 more…
GO BADModerate
ALL MEAN TO DECAY OR DETERIORATE+ 3 more…
“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” CHARACTERSTricky
CHARACTERS FROM THE SPOOKY TV/FILM FAMILY THE ADDAMS FAMILY+ 3 more…
FAT ___Devious
EACH CAN FOLLOW THE WORD FAT TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
DAYS OF THE WEEKStraightforward
FRIDAY,SATURDAY,SUNDAY,THURSDAY
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, and THURSDAY are all days of the week. Note that WEDNESDAY is a trap — it belongs to the Addams Family group.
GO BADModerate
ROT,SOUR,SPOIL,TURN
ROT, SOUR, SPOIL, and TURN all mean to go bad, as food or other things might when left too long.
“THE ADDAMS FAMILY” CHARACTERSTricky
FESTER,LURCH,THING,WEDNESDAY
FESTER (Uncle Fester), LURCH (the butler), THING (the disembodied hand), and WEDNESDAY (Wednesday Addams) are all characters from The Addams Family.
FAT ___Devious
CAT,CHANCE,LIP,TUESDAY
FAT CAT, FAT CHANCE, FAT LIP, and FAT TUESDAY are all common phrases formed by placing FAT before CAT, CHANCE, LIP, and TUESDAY respectively.