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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIKINI
CHAPSTICK
DRILL
FILET
G-STRING
HANGER
HIPSTER
JACUZZI
Q-TIP
SINK
SKIRT
T-BONE
THONG
TOOTHBRUSH
X-RAY
XEROX
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STEAK CUTSStraightforward
KINDS OF UNDERWEARModerate
INVOLVED IN A DENTIST VISITTricky
BRANDS THAT HAVE BECOME GENERIC TERMSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STEAK CUTSStraightforward
THESE CUTS COME FROM A COW AND BELONG ON A GRILL+ 3 more…
KINDS OF UNDERWEARModerate
THESE STYLES OF INTIMATE APPAREL OFFER VARYING DEGREES OF COVERAGE+ 3 more…
INVOLVED IN A DENTIST VISITTricky
YOU'LL ENCOUNTER THESE THINGS WHEN YOU OPEN WIDE AT THE DENTIST'S OFFICE+ 3 more…
BRANDS THAT HAVE BECOME GENERIC TERMSDevious
THESE WERE ONCE TRADEMARKED NAMES THAT PEOPLE NOW USE FOR ANY SIMILAR PRODUCT+ 3 more…
Full solution
STEAK CUTSStraightforward
FILET,HANGER,SKIRT,T-BONE
FILET, HANGER, SKIRT, and T-BONE are all specific cuts of beef steak
KINDS OF UNDERWEARModerate
BIKINI,G-STRING,HIPSTER,THONG
BIKINI, G-STRING, HIPSTER, and THONG are all styles of underwear
INVOLVED IN A DENTIST VISITTricky
DRILL,SINK,TOOTHBRUSH,X-RAY
DRILL, SINK, TOOTHBRUSH, and X-RAY are all things found or used during a dentist visit
BRANDS THAT HAVE BECOME GENERIC TERMSDevious
CHAPSTICK,JACUZZI,Q-TIP,XEROX
CHAPSTICK, JACUZZI, Q-TIP, and XEROX are all brand names that have become genericized terms for a type of product