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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALLOON
CLEAN
DOMINO
HYPER
JACK
MARBLE
MUSHROOM
NEAT
SNOWBALL
STICK
SUPER
SWELL
TIDY
TRIM
UBER
ULTRA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ORDERLYStraightforward
AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXESModerate
BECOME LARGERTricky
ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ORDERLYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING WELL-ORGANIZED AND SHIPSHAPE+ 3 more…
AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXESModerate
THESE PREFIXES ALL MEAN 'BEYOND' OR 'MORE THAN NORMAL'+ 3 more…
BECOME LARGERTricky
VERBS MEANING TO GROW OR EXPAND IN SIZE+ 3 more…
ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMESDevious
SMALL PIECES FOUND IN CLASSIC PLAYGROUND OR TABLETOP GAMES FOR KIDS+ 3 more…
Full solution
ORDERLYStraightforward
CLEAN,NEAT,TIDY,TRIM
CLEAN, NEAT, TIDY, and TRIM all mean orderly or well-kept in appearance
AUGMENTATIVE PREFIXESModerate
HYPER,SUPER,UBER,ULTRA
HYPER, SUPER, UBER, and ULTRA are all prefixes used to intensify or amplify a word's meaning
BECOME LARGERTricky
BALLOON,MUSHROOM,SNOWBALL,SWELL
BALLOON, MUSHROOM, SNOWBALL, and SWELL all mean to grow larger or expand, often rapidly
ITEMS IN CLASSIC KIDS’ GAMESDevious
DOMINO,JACK,MARBLE,STICK
DOMINO, JACK, MARBLE, and STICK are all physical items used in traditional children's games (dominoes, jacks, marbles, pick-up sticks)