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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APARTMENT
BILLINGS
BUFFALO
EQUITY
FOLLOWERS
INSULTS
LEMMINGS
LIKES
MOBILE
OPTIONS
PHOENIX
PUPPETS
SHARES
SHEEP
SHOVELS
STOCKS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CONFORMISTSStraightforward
COMPANY OWNERSHIP OFFERSModerate
U.S. CITIESTricky
WHAT “DIGS” MIGHT MEANDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
CONFORMISTSStraightforward
WORDS FOR PEOPLE WHO JUST GO ALONG WITH THE CROWD+ 3 more…
COMPANY OWNERSHIP OFFERSModerate
THINGS A STARTUP MIGHT OFFER EMPLOYEES INSTEAD OF A BIG SALARY+ 3 more…
U.S. CITIESTricky
THESE ARE ALL NAMES OF AMERICAN CITIES+ 3 more…
WHAT “DIGS” MIGHT MEANDevious
MULTIPLE MEANINGS HIDING BEHIND A SINGLE SLANG WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
CONFORMISTSStraightforward
FOLLOWERS,LEMMINGS,PUPPETS,SHEEP
FOLLOWERS, LEMMINGS, PUPPETS, and SHEEP are all words describing people who blindly conform or do what they're told without independent thought
COMPANY OWNERSHIP OFFERSModerate
EQUITY,OPTIONS,SHARES,STOCKS
EQUITY, OPTIONS, SHARES, and STOCKS are all forms of company ownership that can be offered to employees or investors
U.S. CITIESTricky
BILLINGS,BUFFALO,MOBILE,PHOENIX
BILLINGS (Montana), BUFFALO (New York), MOBILE (Alabama), and PHOENIX (Arizona) are all U.S. cities
WHAT “DIGS” MIGHT MEANDevious
APARTMENT,INSULTS,LIKES,SHOVELS
DIGS can mean an APARTMENT (your digs), INSULTS (taking digs at someone), LIKES (really digs something), or SHOVELS (digs in the dirt)