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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOOB
CANT
CON
DOPE
DUPE
EGGSHELL
FOOL
GIGGLE
HELLO
LEAN
LIST
SCOOP
SKINNY
SLOPE
TRICK
WORD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DECEIVEStraightforward
INSIDE INFOModerate
TILT TO ONE SIDETricky
WORDS SPELLED WITH AN UPSIDE-DOWN CALCULATORDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DECEIVEStraightforward
WAYS TO PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES+ 3 more…
INSIDE INFOModerate
THE LOWDOWN, THE BUZZ, WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON+ 3 more…
TILT TO ONE SIDETricky
WHAT A LEANING TOWER OR A SINKING SHIP MIGHT DO+ 3 more…
WORDS SPELLED WITH AN UPSIDE-DOWN CALCULATORDevious
FLIP YOUR CALCULATOR UPSIDE DOWN AND READ THESE+ 3 more…
Full solution
DECEIVEStraightforward
CON,DUPE,FOOL,TRICK
CON, DUPE, FOOL, and TRICK all mean to deceive or mislead someone.
INSIDE INFOModerate
DOPE,SCOOP,SKINNY,WORD
DOPE, SCOOP, SKINNY, and WORD are all slang terms for insider information or the latest news.
TILT TO ONE SIDETricky
CANT,LEAN,LIST,SLOPE
CANT, LEAN, LIST, and SLOPE all describe angling or tilting to one side.
WORDS SPELLED WITH AN UPSIDE-DOWN CALCULATORDevious
BOOB,EGGSHELL,GIGGLE,HELLO
BOOB (8008), EGGSHELL (7734573), GIGGLE (379919), and HELLO (07734) are words formed by reading calculator digits upside down.