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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BITTER
BRAVE
CONFRONT
EXPRESSION
FACE
KIND
MANNER
MEET
ROMANTIC
SALTY
SORT
SOUR
SURREAL
SWEET
TYPE
VARIETY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BASIC TASTESStraightforward
STAND UP TO, AS A CHALLENGEModerate
ILKTricky
ART MOVEMENTS, WITH -ISMDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BASIC TASTESStraightforward
WHAT YOUR TONGUE CAN DETECT — NO SMELL REQUIRED+ 3 more…
STAND UP TO, AS A CHALLENGEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO BOLDLY DEAL WITH A DIFFICULT SITUATION+ 3 more…
ILKTricky
WORDS MEANING A CATEGORY OR TYPE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
ART MOVEMENTS, WITH -ISMDevious
ADD -ISM TO EACH TO GET A FAMOUS ART MOVEMENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
BASIC TASTESStraightforward
BITTER,SALTY,SOUR,SWEET
BITTER, SALTY, SOUR, and SWEET are the four classic basic tastes detected by taste buds.
STAND UP TO, AS A CHALLENGEModerate
BRAVE,CONFRONT,FACE,MEET
BRAVE, CONFRONT, FACE, and MEET all mean to stand up to or deal directly with a challenge.
ILKTricky
KIND,SORT,TYPE,VARIETY
KIND, SORT, TYPE, and VARIETY all mean a category or classification — synonyms for 'ilk'.
ART MOVEMENTS, WITH -ISMDevious
EXPRESSION,MANNER,ROMANTIC,SURREAL
EXPRESSION(ism), MANNER(ism), ROMANTIC(ism), and SURREAL(ism) are all art movements formed by adding -ISM.