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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COUNT
GLUE
GROSS
GUM
HUM
LIME
MINT
RUM
SCAT
SING
SODA
STICK
SUM
TAPE
TOTAL
WHISTLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CARRY A TUNEStraightforward
WHOLE AMOUNTModerate
MOJITO INGREDIENTSTricky
THINGS THAT ARE “STICKY”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CARRY A TUNEStraightforward
WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC WITHOUT WORDS OR INSTRUMENTS+ 3 more…
WHOLE AMOUNTModerate
WORDS MEANING THE ENTIRE TALLY OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
MOJITO INGREDIENTSTricky
WHAT YOU'D NEED TO MIX UP A CLASSIC CUBAN COCKTAIL+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE “STICKY”Devious
THEY ALL DESCRIBE THINGS THAT ADHERE — AND SHARE A HIDDEN DOUBLE MEANING+ 3 more…
Full solution
CARRY A TUNEStraightforward
HUM,SING,SCAT,WHISTLE
HUM, SING, SCAT, and WHISTLE are all ways a person can vocally carry a tune without playing an instrument
WHOLE AMOUNTModerate
COUNT,GROSS,SUM,TOTAL
COUNT, GROSS, SUM, and TOTAL all refer to a complete amount or aggregate of something
MOJITO INGREDIENTSTricky
LIME,MINT,RUM,SODA
LIME, MINT, RUM, and SODA are the four key ingredients in a classic Mojito cocktail
THINGS THAT ARE “STICKY”Devious
GLUE,GUM,TAPE,STICK
GLUE, GUM, TAPE, and STICK are all things described as 'sticky,' and each word also has slang or secondary meanings unrelated to adhesion