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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLONDE
DEVIL
EDGE
FUNCTION
JOBS
MARS
MILK
OFFICE
OPERATE
ROSE
RUN
STRAWBERRY
TEAMS
VICE
WINDOWS
WORK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS THAT ARE REDStraightforward
BE IN COMMISSIONModerate
MICROSOFT PRODUCTSTricky
BIOPICSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS THAT ARE REDStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL SHARE A CLASSIC CRIMSON COLOR+ 3 more…
BE IN COMMISSIONModerate
WORDS MEANING TO BE ACTIVE AND WORKING PROPERLY+ 3 more…
MICROSOFT PRODUCTSTricky
THESE ARE ALL PRODUCTS MADE BY THE SAME TECH GIANT+ 3 more…
BIOPICSDevious
THESE ARE ALL ONE-WORD TITLES OF BIOGRAPHICAL FILMS+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS THAT ARE REDStraightforward
DEVIL,MARS,ROSE,STRAWBERRY
Devil, Mars, Rose, and Strawberry are all classically associated with the color red
BE IN COMMISSIONModerate
FUNCTION,OPERATE,RUN,WORK
Function, Operate, Run, and Work are all synonyms meaning to be in working order or active commission
MICROSOFT PRODUCTSTricky
EDGE,OFFICE,TEAMS,WINDOWS
Edge, Office, Teams, and Windows are all software products created by Microsoft
BIOPICSDevious
BLONDE,JOBS,MILK,VICE
Blonde (Marilyn Monroe), Jobs (Steve Jobs), Milk (Harvey Milk), and Vice (Dick Cheney) are all biopics named with a single word