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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADIEU
AIRPLANE
AUDIO
BELLE
BILL
COOKING
CRANE
FAN
FORTUNE TELLER
GAMES
NEWS
PAIN
PROGRAM
SCHEDULE
SLATE
TEMPS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LINEUPStraightforward
NYT OFFERINGSModerate
THINGS MADE BY FOLDING PAPERTricky
FRENCH WORDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
LINEUPStraightforward
WORDS FOR WHAT'S ON TAP OR COMING UP+ 3 more…
NYT OFFERINGSModerate
SECTIONS YOU'D FIND ON A MAJOR NEWSPAPER'S DIGITAL PLATFORM+ 3 more…
THINGS MADE BY FOLDING PAPERTricky
CLASSIC ORIGAMI CREATIONS+ 3 more…
FRENCH WORDSDevious
THESE ENGLISH-LOOKING WORDS ARE ACTUALLY FRENCH+ 3 more…
Full solution
LINEUPStraightforward
BILL,PROGRAM,SCHEDULE,SLATE
BILL, PROGRAM, SCHEDULE, and SLATE all refer to a planned lineup of events or items.
NYT OFFERINGSModerate
AUDIO,COOKING,GAMES,NEWS
AUDIO, COOKING, GAMES, and NEWS are all distinct sections or products offered by The New York Times.
THINGS MADE BY FOLDING PAPERTricky
AIRPLANE,CRANE,FAN,FORTUNE TELLER
AIRPLANE, CRANE, FAN, and FORTUNE TELLER are all things you can make by folding paper.
FRENCH WORDSDevious
ADIEU,BELLE,PAIN,TEMPS
ADIEU (goodbye), BELLE (beautiful), PAIN (bread), and TEMPS (time/weather) are all French words that may look like English but carry different meanings in French.