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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUZZ
CORE
GATE
HAMM
HEX
JINX
MANIA
PERPLEX
PILLED
POX
PUZZLE
REX
SLINKY
SPELL
STUMP
VEX
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BAFFLEStraightforward
CURSEModerate
“TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLYTricky
COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BAFFLEStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO CONFUSE OR BEWILDER SOMEONE+ 3 more…
CURSEModerate
THESE WORDS ALL REFER TO A DARK MAGICAL AFFLICTION+ 3 more…
“TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLYTricky
BELOVED TOYS FROM ANDY'S ROOM, BY THEIR COMMON NICKNAMES+ 3 more…
COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXESDevious
THESE SUFFIXES ARE ADDED TO WORDS IN INTERNET SLANG TO DESCRIBE OBSESSIONS OR SCANDALS+ 3 more…
Full solution
BAFFLEStraightforward
PERPLEX,PUZZLE,STUMP,VEX
PERPLEX, PUZZLE, STUMP, and VEX all mean to baffle or confuse someone
CURSEModerate
HEX,JINX,POX,SPELL
HEX, JINX, POX, and SPELL are all words for a curse or dark enchantment
“TOY STORY” CHARACTERS, FAMILIARLYTricky
BUZZ,HAMM,REX,SLINKY
BUZZ (Lightyear), HAMM (the piggy bank), REX (the dinosaur), and SLINKY (the dog) are all Toy Story characters known by their short familiar names
COLLOQUIAL SUFFIXESDevious
CORE,GATE,MANIA,PILLED
CORE, GATE, MANIA, and PILLED are colloquial suffixes used in modern slang (e.g., cottagecore, Gamergate, Beatlemania, red-pilled)