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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABRACADABRA
AUDIBLE
CHERISH
HAVE
HOLD
LOVE
MEAN
PANDORA
PLEASE
PRESTO
SHAZAM
SIGNIFY
SPELL
SUGGEST
THANK YOU
TIDAL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AUDIO APPSStraightforward
INDICATEModerate
CHURCH OF ENGLAND WEDDING VOW VERBSTricky
MAGIC WORDSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AUDIO APPSStraightforward
PLATFORMS FOR STREAMING MUSIC OR PODCASTS ON YOUR PHONE+ 3 more…
INDICATEModerate
WORDS THAT ALL MEAN 'TO CONVEY OR POINT TO A MEANING'+ 3 more…
CHURCH OF ENGLAND WEDDING VOW VERBSTricky
VERBS SPOKEN ALOUD DURING A TRADITIONAL CHURCH OF ENGLAND WEDDING CEREMONY+ 3 more…
MAGIC WORDSDevious
PHRASES CONSIDERED TO HAVE SPECIAL OR POLITE POWER WHEN SPOKEN+ 3 more…
Full solution
AUDIO APPSStraightforward
AUDIBLE,PANDORA,SHAZAM,TIDAL
Audible, Pandora, Shazam, and Tidal are all audio streaming or music-related apps/services
INDICATEModerate
MEAN,SIGNIFY,SPELL,SUGGEST
Mean, signify, spell, and suggest all mean to indicate or convey a particular meaning or implication
CHURCH OF ENGLAND WEDDING VOW VERBSTricky
CHERISH,HAVE,HOLD,LOVE
Cherish, have, hold, and love are all verbs from the traditional Church of England wedding vows ('to have and to hold... to love and to cherish')
MAGIC WORDSDevious
ABRACADABRA,PLEASE,PRESTO,THANK YOU
Abracadabra, please, presto, and thank you are all considered 'magic words' — either in the literal stage-magic sense or as the polite words children are taught