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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APOLLO
CANDLES
DROP
ECHO
FANTASTIC
FREEZE
GENIE
LAG
MIME
MONKEY
PARROT
PRINCESS
PRISONER
REFEREE
SAILOR
SAMURAI
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BAD THINGS FOR A VIDEO CALL TO DOStraightforward
COSTUMES WITH STRIPED SHIRTSModerate
SEEN IN “ALADDIN”Tricky
MOVIES MINUS NUMBERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BAD THINGS FOR A VIDEO CALL TO DOStraightforward
FRUSTRATING GLITCHES THAT RUIN YOUR ZOOM MEETING+ 3 more…
COSTUMES WITH STRIPED SHIRTSModerate
CHARACTERS WHOSE OUTFITS ALL FEATURE HORIZONTAL STRIPES+ 3 more…
SEEN IN “ALADDIN”Tricky
CHARACTERS OR CREATURES FOUND IN DISNEY'S ALADDIN+ 3 more…
MOVIES MINUS NUMBERSDevious
FILM TITLES THAT BECOME NEW MOVIES WHEN YOU REMOVE A NUMBER+ 3 more…
Full solution
BAD THINGS FOR A VIDEO CALL TO DOStraightforward
DROP,ECHO,FREEZE,LAG
DROP, ECHO, FREEZE, and LAG are all common technical problems that disrupt video calls.
COSTUMES WITH STRIPED SHIRTSModerate
MIME,PRISONER,REFEREE,SAILOR
MIME, PRISONER, REFEREE, and SAILOR are all costume types traditionally associated with striped shirts.
SEEN IN “ALADDIN”Tricky
GENIE,MONKEY,PARROT,PRINCESS
GENIE, MONKEY (Abu), PARROT (Iago), and PRINCESS (Jasmine) are all iconic characters from Disney's Aladdin.
MOVIES MINUS NUMBERSDevious
APOLLO,CANDLES,FANTASTIC,SAMURAI
APOLLO (13), CANDLES (16), FANTASTIC (4/Four), and SAMURAI (7/Seven) are all movie titles with numbers removed — Apollo 13, Sixteen Candles, Fantastic Four, Seven Samurai.