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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRUSH
COAT
CODE
CONCEIVE
DEVELOP
ENVISION
FILM
FLICK
HACK
IMAGINE
LAYER
PICTURE
PROGRAM
SKIN
SWEEP
WIPE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DREAM UPStraightforward
THIN COVERINGModerate
REMOVE, AS CRUMBSTricky
VERBS FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DREAM UPStraightforward
WORDS FOR CONJURING SOMETHING IN YOUR MIND'S EYE+ 3 more…
THIN COVERINGModerate
A SHALLOW, SURFACE-LEVEL LAYER OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
REMOVE, AS CRUMBSTricky
WAYS TO CLEAR AWAY SMALL BITS OR DEBRIS WITH A QUICK MOTION+ 3 more…
VERBS FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEERDevious
WHAT SOMEONE AT A KEYBOARD MIGHT DO ALL DAY TO BUILD SOFTWARE+ 3 more…
Full solution
DREAM UPStraightforward
CONCEIVE,ENVISION,IMAGINE,PICTURE
CONCEIVE, ENVISION, IMAGINE, and PICTURE all mean to form a mental image or idea, i.e., to dream something up.
THIN COVERINGModerate
COAT,FILM,LAYER,SKIN
COAT, FILM, LAYER, and SKIN all refer to a thin covering or surface on something.
REMOVE, AS CRUMBSTricky
BRUSH,FLICK,SWEEP,WIPE
BRUSH, FLICK, SWEEP, and WIPE are all verbs meaning to remove crumbs or small particles with a swift motion.
VERBS FOR A SOFTWARE ENGINEERDevious
CODE,DEVELOP,HACK,PROGRAM
CODE, DEVELOP, HACK, and PROGRAM are all verbs used to describe the work of a software engineer building or writing software.