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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALL
BIT
BUY
CHALK
CUE
DASH
DEAL
FACE
MAC
MATCH
PINCH
POCKET
RACK
STEAL
TOUCH
VALUE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SMIDGENStraightforward
BARGAINModerate
BILLIARDS EQUIPMENTTricky
___BOOK (THAT’S NOT A BOOK)Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SMIDGENStraightforward
WORDS MEANING A TINY AMOUNT OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
BARGAINModerate
WORDS MEANING A GOOD DEAL ON A PURCHASE+ 3 more…
BILLIARDS EQUIPMENTTricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND ON OR AROUND A POOL TABLE+ 3 more…
___BOOK (THAT’S NOT A BOOK)Devious
THESE WORDS PRECEDE 'BOOK' TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT ISN'T A BOOK+ 3 more…
Full solution
SMIDGENStraightforward
BIT,DASH,PINCH,TOUCH
BIT, DASH, PINCH, and TOUCH all mean a very small quantity, especially used in cooking or informal speech as synonyms for 'smidgen'
BARGAINModerate
BUY,DEAL,STEAL,VALUE
BUY, DEAL, STEAL, and VALUE all describe getting something at a price that feels like a bargain
BILLIARDS EQUIPMENTTricky
BALL,CHALK,CUE,RACK
BALL, CHALK, CUE, and RACK are all pieces of equipment associated with billiards or pool
___BOOK (THAT’S NOT A BOOK)Devious
FACE,MAC,MATCH,POCKET
FACE (Facebook), MAC (Macbook), MATCH (Matchbook), and POCKET (Pocketbook) all precede 'book' to form compound words that are not traditional books