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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APOLOGIES
BLAST
DATE
DEAD
DEFENSE
DIRTY
DOH
EXCUSE
KNOCK
OOPS
OUT
PARDON
REASON
SLAM
SORRY
TRASH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CRITICIZEStraightforward
“MY MISTAKE!”Moderate
ALIBITricky
PLAY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CRITICIZEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO HARSHLY CRITICIZE OR ATTACK VERBALLY+ 3 more…
“MY MISTAKE!”Moderate
THINGS YOU MIGHT SAY WHEN YOU'VE MADE AN ERROR+ 3 more…
ALIBITricky
WORDS FOR A JUSTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION FOR WHERE YOU WERE+ 3 more…
PLAY ___Devious
THESE ALL FOLLOW 'PLAY' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CRITICIZEStraightforward
BLAST,KNOCK,SLAM,TRASH
BLAST, KNOCK, SLAM, and TRASH all mean to strongly criticize or speak negatively about someone or something.
“MY MISTAKE!”Moderate
APOLOGIES,OOPS,PARDON,SORRY
APOLOGIES, OOPS, PARDON, and SORRY are all expressions used to acknowledge a mistake or ask for forgiveness.
ALIBITricky
DEFENSE,EXCUSE,OUT,REASON
DEFENSE, EXCUSE, OUT, and REASON all relate to an alibi — a justification or explanation used to clear oneself of blame.
PLAY ___Devious
DATE,DEAD,DIRTY,DOH
PLAY DATE, PLAY DEAD, PLAY DIRTY, and PLAY DOH are all phrases formed by adding 'PLAY' before each word.