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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRANCH
DISH
DOORKNOB
FORK
FORMULA
KNIFE
PART
RECIPE
SECRET
SPILL
SPLIT
TALK
TELL
TICKET
TOPKNOT
UNKNOWN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DIVULGE, AS PRIVATE INFORMATIONStraightforward
DIVIDEModerate
SILENT “K”Tricky
KEY TO SUCCESS, SO TO SPEAKDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DIVULGE, AS PRIVATE INFORMATIONStraightforward
WAYS TO LET A SECRET SLIP OUT LOUD+ 3 more…
DIVIDEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO SEPARATE INTO PARTS+ 3 more…
SILENT “K”Tricky
WORDS WHERE THE K AT THE START STAYS QUIET+ 3 more…
KEY TO SUCCESS, SO TO SPEAKDevious
WHAT SOMEONE MIGHT CALL THEIR MAGIC INGREDIENT FOR WINNING+ 3 more…
Full solution
DIVULGE, AS PRIVATE INFORMATIONStraightforward
DISH,SPILL,TALK,TELL
DISH, SPILL, TALK, and TELL all mean to divulge or reveal private information, as in 'spill the tea' or 'dish the dirt.'
DIVIDEModerate
BRANCH,FORK,PART,SPLIT
BRANCH, FORK, PART, and SPLIT all mean to divide or separate into different directions or pieces.
SILENT “K”Tricky
DOORKNOB,KNIFE,TOPKNOT,UNKNOWN
DOORKNOB, KNIFE, TOPKNOT, and UNKNOWN all begin with a silent K, where the 'kn' combination renders the K soundless.
KEY TO SUCCESS, SO TO SPEAKDevious
FORMULA,RECIPE,SECRET,TICKET
FORMULA, RECIPE, SECRET, and TICKET can all follow 'the ___ to success,' metaphorically describing the key or method behind achieving something.