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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMAZING
BEGINNER
EASY
EVIL
FLEXIBLE
GENIUS
LIT
LIVE
OPEN
RECEPTIVE
SCENTED
SOLID
VEIL
VILE
WAXY
WICKED
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AMENABLEStraightforward
ANAGRAMSModerate
SPELLING BEE RANKSTricky
ADJECTIVES FOR A CANDLEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AMENABLEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH SOMETHING+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMSModerate
THESE FOUR WORDS ARE SCRAMBLED VERSIONS OF EACH OTHER+ 3 more…
SPELLING BEE RANKSTricky
LEVELS YOU MIGHT ACHIEVE IN A WORD GAME+ 3 more…
ADJECTIVES FOR A CANDLEDevious
WORDS THAT CAN DESCRIBE A CANDLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
AMENABLEStraightforward
EASY,FLEXIBLE,OPEN,RECEPTIVE
EASY, FLEXIBLE, OPEN, and RECEPTIVE all mean willing to accept or adapt — synonyms for amenable.
ANAGRAMSModerate
EVIL,LIVE,VEIL,VILE
EVIL, LIVE, VEIL, and VILE are all anagrams of one another, sharing the letters E, V, I, L.
SPELLING BEE RANKSTricky
AMAZING,BEGINNER,GENIUS,SOLID
AMAZING, BEGINNER, GENIUS, and SOLID are all rank titles used in the NYT Spelling Bee game.
ADJECTIVES FOR A CANDLEDevious
LIT,SCENTED,WAXY,WICKED
LIT, SCENTED, WAXY, and WICKED are all adjectives that can describe a candle (a wicked candle refers to its wick).