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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTIST
CHARACTER
DIAL
EGADS
HASH
IMAGE
MEDIUM
MONTE
NAME
REPUTATION
SALAD
SCRAMBLE
STEW
TITLE
YEAR
YOGA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOOD-RELATED JUMBLESStraightforward
PUBLIC STANDINGModerate
INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARDTricky
ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOOD-RELATED JUMBLESStraightforward
THESE WORDS CAN ALL MEAN TO MIX UP OR MAKE A MESS OF SOMETHING — AND THEY'RE ALL ALSO DISHES+ 3 more…
PUBLIC STANDINGModerate
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE HOW OTHERS PERCEIVE YOU IN SOCIETY+ 3 more…
INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARDTricky
DETAILS YOU'D READ ON A LABEL NEXT TO A PAINTING IN A GALLERY+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERSDevious
REARRANGE EACH WORD'S LETTERS TO SPELL THE NAME OF A LEGENDARY PAINTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOOD-RELATED JUMBLESStraightforward
HASH,SALAD,SCRAMBLE,STEW
HASH, SALAD, SCRAMBLE, and STEW are all food dishes that also mean to mix, muddle, or confuse things
PUBLIC STANDINGModerate
CHARACTER,IMAGE,NAME,REPUTATION
CHARACTER, IMAGE, NAME, and REPUTATION all relate to one's standing or perception in the eyes of others
INFO ON A MUSEUM PLACARDTricky
ARTIST,MEDIUM,TITLE,YEAR
ARTIST, MEDIUM, TITLE, and YEAR are the standard pieces of information displayed on a museum placard next to an artwork
ANAGRAMS OF FAMOUS PAINTERSDevious
DIAL,EGADS,MONTE,YOGA
DIAL = DALI, EGADS = DEGAS, MONTE = MONET, YOGA = GOYA — each word is an anagram of a famous painter's name