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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADULT
DOZEN
GROSS
HEIGHT
JOSH
KID
KISS
MAX
PAIR
PEAK
RIB
SCORE
TEASE
TEN
TIMES
TOP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PLAYFULLY BOTHERStraightforward
APEXModerate
WORDS FOR SPECIFIC QUANTITIESTricky
WHAT “X” MIGHT MEANDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PLAYFULLY BOTHERStraightforward
LIGHT-HEARTED WAYS TO POKE FUN AT SOMEONE+ 3 more…
APEXModerate
WORDS MEANING THE HIGHEST POINT OR MAXIMUM+ 3 more…
WORDS FOR SPECIFIC QUANTITIESTricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS REPRESENTS A PRECISE NUMBER+ 3 more…
WHAT “X” MIGHT MEANDevious
THINGS THE LETTER X CAN SYMBOLIZE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PLAYFULLY BOTHERStraightforward
JOSH,KID,RIB,TEASE
JOSH, KID, RIB, and TEASE all mean to playfully mock or bother someone in a lighthearted way.
APEXModerate
HEIGHT,MAX,PEAK,TOP
HEIGHT, MAX, PEAK, and TOP all refer to the apex or highest point of something.
WORDS FOR SPECIFIC QUANTITIESTricky
DOZEN,GROSS,PAIR,SCORE
DOZEN (12), GROSS (144), PAIR (2), and SCORE (20) are all words that represent specific quantities.
WHAT “X” MIGHT MEANDevious
ADULT,KISS,TEN,TIMES
X can mean ADULT (as in X-rated), KISS (as in XOXO), TEN (as a Roman numeral), or TIMES (as in the multiplication symbol ×).