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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALONE
BACHELOR
CATFISH
CHOPPED
FIAT
JAGUAR
KNOCK
LILY
MAXI
MINI
MOUSE
PAN
RAM
ROAST
SLAM
SURVIVOR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CRITICIZEStraightforward
REALITY SHOWSModerate
CAR BRANDSTricky
___ PADDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CRITICIZEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO HARSHLY CRITIQUE OR BASH SOMEONE+ 3 more…
REALITY SHOWSModerate
UNSCRIPTED TV SHOWS YOU MIGHT BINGE+ 3 more…
CAR BRANDSTricky
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD+ 3 more…
___ PADDevious
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE 'PAD'+ 3 more…
Full solution
CRITICIZEStraightforward
KNOCK,PAN,ROAST,SLAM
KNOCK, PAN, ROAST, and SLAM are all verbs meaning to criticize or speak negatively about someone or something.
REALITY SHOWSModerate
ALONE,CATFISH,CHOPPED,SURVIVOR
ALONE, CATFISH, CHOPPED, and SURVIVOR are all titles of popular reality television shows.
CAR BRANDSTricky
FIAT,JAGUAR,MINI,RAM
FIAT, JAGUAR, MINI, and RAM are all brands of cars or trucks.
___ PADDevious
BACHELOR,LILY,MAXI,MOUSE
BACHELOR, LILY, MAXI, and MOUSE can all precede the word PAD to form compound words: bachelor pad, lily pad, maxi pad, and mouse pad.