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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACES
BUBBLE
BUILD
FOAM
FROTH
GLOBE
GROW
HEAD
KEEN
LATHER
MARBLE
MOUNT
NEATO
NIFTY
PEARL
SWELL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INCREASEStraightforward
EXCELLENT, IN OLD SLANGModerate
FINE BUBBLESTricky
SPHERICAL THINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INCREASEStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO GET BIGGER OR RISE+ 3 more…
EXCELLENT, IN OLD SLANGModerate
WORDS YOUR GRANDPARENTS MIGHT HAVE USED TO MEAN 'AWESOME'+ 3 more…
FINE BUBBLESTricky
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE THE BUBBLY STUFF THAT FORMS ON LIQUIDS+ 3 more…
SPHERICAL THINGSDevious
ROUND OBJECTS THAT ARE PERFECTLY BALL-SHAPED+ 3 more…
Full solution
INCREASEStraightforward
BUILD,GROW,SWELL,MOUNT
BUILD, GROW, SWELL, and MOUNT all mean to increase in size, intensity, or amount
EXCELLENT, IN OLD SLANGModerate
ACES,KEEN,NEATO,NIFTY
ACES, KEEN, NEATO, and NIFTY are all dated slang terms meaning excellent or cool
FINE BUBBLESTricky
FOAM,FROTH,HEAD,LATHER
FOAM, FROTH, HEAD, and LATHER all refer to masses of fine bubbles formed on or in a liquid
SPHERICAL THINGSDevious
BUBBLE,GLOBE,MARBLE,PEARL
BUBBLE, GLOBE, MARBLE, and PEARL are all spherical or ball-shaped objects