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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALL
BLANK
BLOCK
BONE
COMMAND
CONTROL
COVER
FLAKE
FORGET
FRISBEE
HIDE
OBSCURE
OPTION
SHIFT
SPACE
STICK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS A DOG CAN FETCHStraightforward
CONCEALModerate
MAC KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
EXPERIENCE A MEMORY LAPSEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS A DOG CAN FETCHStraightforward
A GOOD BOY WOULD CHASE ANY OF THESE AT THE PARK+ 3 more…
CONCEALModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO KEEP SOMETHING OUT OF SIGHT+ 3 more…
MAC KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
YOU'LL FIND THESE LABELED ON THE BOTTOM ROW OF A MACBOOK KEYBOARD+ 3 more…
EXPERIENCE A MEMORY LAPSEDevious
WHAT YOUR MIND DOES WHEN YOU SUDDENLY CAN'T REMEMBER SOMETHING+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS A DOG CAN FETCHStraightforward
BALL,BONE,FRISBEE,STICK
BALL, BONE, FRISBEE, and STICK are all classic objects that dogs are commonly trained or expected to fetch and retrieve.
CONCEALModerate
BLOCK,COVER,HIDE,OBSCURE
BLOCK, COVER, HIDE, and OBSCURE all mean to conceal something, preventing it from being seen or known.
MAC KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
COMMAND,CONTROL,OPTION,SHIFT
COMMAND, CONTROL, OPTION, and SHIFT are all modifier keys found on a Mac keyboard, typically arranged along the bottom row.
EXPERIENCE A MEMORY LAPSEDevious
BLANK,FLAKE,FORGET,SPACE
BLANK (go blank), FLAKE (flake out), FORGET, and SPACE (space out) are all informal ways to describe having a memory lapse or momentarily losing one's train of thought.