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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOMB
BOO
BOTTOM
CANDY
DESERT
DUD
FLOP
GARDEN
GHOST
HISS
IGNORE
JEER
JILT
LEMON
RASPBERRY
STAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TAUNTSStraightforward
FAILUREModerate
RUDELY BREAK OFF CONTACTTricky
ROCK ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TAUNTSStraightforward
SOUNDS A CROWD MIGHT MAKE TO SHOW DISAPPROVAL+ 3 more…
FAILUREModerate
WORDS FOR SOMETHING THAT TOTALLY DIDN'T WORK OUT+ 3 more…
RUDELY BREAK OFF CONTACTTricky
WAYS TO SUDDENLY CUT SOMEONE OFF WITHOUT EXPLANATION+ 3 more…
ROCK ___Devious
THESE WORDS FOLLOW 'ROCK' TO MAKE A NEW PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TAUNTSStraightforward
BOO,HISS,JEER,RASPBERRY
BOO, HISS, JEER, and RASPBERRY are all ways an audience or crowd expresses mockery or disapproval toward a performer
FAILUREModerate
BOMB,DUD,FLOP,LEMON
BOMB, DUD, FLOP, and LEMON all mean something that failed or turned out to be defective or disappointing
RUDELY BREAK OFF CONTACTTricky
DESERT,GHOST,IGNORE,JILT
DESERT, GHOST, IGNORE, and JILT all mean to rudely abandon or cut off contact with someone
ROCK ___Devious
BOTTOM,CANDY,GARDEN,STAR
ROCK BOTTOM, ROCK CANDY, ROCK GARDEN, and ROCK STAR are all compound words or phrases beginning with ROCK