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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
DAB
DAISY
DALE
DASH
DELIVERY
DENT
DIMPLE
DING
DINNER
DIVOT
DOC
DOLLOP
DORY
DREAM
DROP
DUE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CONCAVITYStraightforward
SMALL AMOUNTModerate
DISNEY CHARACTERSTricky
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One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CONCAVITYStraightforward
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE A SMALL HOLLOW OR INDENTATION IN A SURFACE+ 3 more…
SMALL AMOUNTModerate
TINY QUANTITIES YOU MIGHT MEASURE IN A RECIPE+ 3 more…
DISNEY CHARACTERSTricky
FAMOUS CHARACTERS FROM DISNEY FILMS AND CARTOONS, ALL STARTING WITH D+ 3 more…
___ DATEDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'DATE' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CONCAVITYStraightforward
DENT,DIMPLE,DING,DIVOT
DENT, DIMPLE, DING, and DIVOT all refer to a small depression or hollow pushed into a surface
SMALL AMOUNTModerate
DAB,DASH,DOLLOP,DROP
DAB, DASH, DOLLOP, and DROP all mean a small, informal amount of something, often used in cooking
DISNEY CHARACTERSTricky
DAISY,DALE,DOC,DORY
DAISY (Duck), DALE (chipmunk from Chip 'n' Dale), DOC (dwarf from Snow White), and DORY (from Finding Nemo) are all Disney characters
___ DATEDevious
DELIVERY,DINNER,DREAM,DUE
DELIVERY DATE, DINNER DATE, DREAM DATE, and DUE DATE are all common compound phrases formed by adding 'date'