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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AD-LIB
BABBLE
BUTTERFLY
COO
COSMETIC
CRAWL
DOMINO
EXTERNAL
FREESTYLE
IMPROV
MAKE UP
NURSE
PLACEBO
SHALLOW
SIDE
SURFACE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INVENT AS YOU GOStraightforward
THINGS BABIES DOModerate
SUPERFICIALTricky
___ EFFECTDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INVENT AS YOU GOStraightforward
CREATE WITHOUT A SCRIPT OR PLAN+ 3 more…
THINGS BABIES DOModerate
EARLY MILESTONES IN THE NURSERY+ 3 more…
SUPERFICIALTricky
ONLY SKIN DEEP, NOT GOING BELOW THE SURFACE+ 3 more…
___ EFFECTDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'EFFECT'+ 3 more…
Full solution
INVENT AS YOU GOStraightforward
AD-LIB,FREESTYLE,IMPROV,MAKE UP
AD-LIB, FREESTYLE, IMPROV, and MAKE UP all mean to create or perform spontaneously without preparation
THINGS BABIES DOModerate
BABBLE,COO,CRAWL,NURSE
BABBLE, COO, CRAWL, and NURSE are all things infants typically do in their earliest stages of development
SUPERFICIALTricky
COSMETIC,EXTERNAL,SHALLOW,SURFACE
COSMETIC, EXTERNAL, SHALLOW, and SURFACE all describe something that is not deep or meaningful, existing only on the outer layer
___ EFFECTDevious
BUTTERFLY,DOMINO,PLACEBO,SIDE
BUTTERFLY, DOMINO, PLACEBO, and SIDE all precede the word EFFECT to form common compound phrases: butterfly effect, domino effect, placebo effect, side effect