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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
FRILL
FRINGE
GEEZ
GRIDDLE
KETTLE
LAY
PAN
PLACE
POT
PUT
RUFFLE
SEIZE
SET
TEASE
TRIM
WISE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOUND ON A STOVE TOPStraightforward
ORNAMENTAL BORDERModerate
DEPOSIT, WITH “DOWN”Tricky
WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE PLURAL LETTERSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOUND ON A STOVE TOPStraightforward
THESE KITCHEN ITEMS ALL LIVE ON TOP OF THE RANGE+ 3 more…
ORNAMENTAL BORDERModerate
DECORATIVE EDGING YOU MIGHT FIND ON A DRESS OR CURTAIN+ 3 more…
DEPOSIT, WITH “DOWN”Tricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'DOWN' TO MEAN MAKING A DEPOSIT OR PAYMENT+ 3 more…
WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE PLURAL LETTERSDevious
SAY THESE WORDS ALOUD — THEY SOUND LIKE MULTIPLE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOUND ON A STOVE TOPStraightforward
GRIDDLE,KETTLE,PAN,POT
GRIDDLE, KETTLE, PAN, and POT are all cooking vessels or tools found on a stove top
ORNAMENTAL BORDERModerate
FRILL,FRINGE,RUFFLE,TRIM
FRILL, FRINGE, RUFFLE, and TRIM are all words for an ornamental border or decorative edging on fabric or clothing
DEPOSIT, WITH “DOWN”Tricky
LAY,PLACE,PUT,SET
LAY, PLACE, PUT, and SET all combine with 'down' to mean to deposit or pay a sum, as in 'put down a deposit'
WORDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE PLURAL LETTERSDevious
GEEZ,SEIZE,TEASE,WISE
GEEZ sounds like 'Gs', SEIZE sounds like 'Cs', TEASE sounds like 'Ts', and WISE sounds like 'Ys' — each word is a homophone of plural letters