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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMEND
BINGO
BLUE
COMPUTER
CORRECT
FIGHT
FIX
LOTTERY
POKER
POTATO
REVISE
ROULETTE
ROW
SCRAP
TIFF
WAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
UPDATE FOR ACCURACYStraightforward
QUARRELModerate
GAMES OF CHANCETricky
___ CHIPDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
UPDATE FOR ACCURACYStraightforward
THINGS AN EDITOR MIGHT DO TO A DRAFT+ 3 more…
QUARRELModerate
WORDS FOR A MINOR ARGUMENT OR DISAGREEMENT+ 3 more…
GAMES OF CHANCETricky
ACTIVITIES WHERE LUCK DETERMINES THE WINNER+ 3 more…
___ CHIPDevious
EACH OF THESE CAN PRECEDE A COMMON WORD MEANING A SMALL FLAT PIECE+ 3 more…
Full solution
UPDATE FOR ACCURACYStraightforward
AMEND,CORRECT,FIX,REVISE
AMEND, CORRECT, FIX, and REVISE all mean to update or alter something to make it more accurate.
QUARRELModerate
FIGHT,ROW,SCRAP,TIFF
FIGHT, ROW, SCRAP, and TIFF are all words meaning a quarrel or dispute.
GAMES OF CHANCETricky
BINGO,LOTTERY,ROULETTE,WAR
BINGO, LOTTERY, ROULETTE, and WAR are all games where chance rather than skill determines the outcome.
___ CHIPDevious
BLUE,COMPUTER,POKER,POTATO
BLUE, COMPUTER, POKER, and POTATO can all precede CHIP to form common compound words or phrases.