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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOND
BOUILLON
CD
DIE
FUNNY
HERRING
ICE
LP
OPTION
PLATTER
SOUP
STOCK
SUGAR
VINYL
WAX
WISH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INVESTMENTSStraightforward
TERMS FOR RECORDSModerate
CUBE-SHAPEDTricky
WORDS THAT GO WITH “BONE”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INVESTMENTSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO+ 3 more…
TERMS FOR RECORDSModerate
SLANG OR ALTERNATE NAMES FOR A VINYL ALBUM+ 3 more…
CUBE-SHAPEDTricky
THINGS THAT COMMONLY COME IN CUBE FORM+ 3 more…
WORDS THAT GO WITH “BONE”Devious
THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE OR FOLLOW 'BONE'+ 3 more…
Full solution
INVESTMENTSStraightforward
BOND,CD,OPTION,STOCK
BOND, CD, OPTION, and STOCK are all types of financial investments you might hold in a portfolio.
TERMS FOR RECORDSModerate
LP,PLATTER,VINYL,WAX
LP, PLATTER, VINYL, and WAX are all terms used to refer to a vinyl record.
CUBE-SHAPEDTricky
BOUILLON,DIE,ICE,SUGAR
BOUILLON, DIE, ICE, and SUGAR are all things commonly found or sold in cube shapes.
WORDS THAT GO WITH “BONE”Devious
FUNNY,HERRING,SOUP,WISH
FUNNY (funny bone), HERRING (herring bone), SOUP (soup bone), and WISH (wishbone) all combine with BONE to form common compound words or phrases.