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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BITTERS
CAR
CHILL
DEPEND
DOOR
EASY
ENOUGH
GOAT
HINGE
HOST
ORANGE
RELAX
RELY
REST
RYE
SUGAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BE CONTINGENT (ON)Straightforward
“CALM DOWN”Moderate
INGREDIENTS IN AN OLD FASHIONEDTricky
FEATURED IN THE MONTY HALL PROBLEMDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BE CONTINGENT (ON)Straightforward
WORDS MEANING TO BE CONDITIONAL OR SUPPORTED BY SOMETHING ELSE+ 3 more…
“CALM DOWN”Moderate
THINGS YOU MIGHT SAY TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH+ 3 more…
INGREDIENTS IN AN OLD FASHIONEDTricky
WHAT GOES INTO A CLASSIC WHISKEY COCKTAIL+ 3 more…
FEATURED IN THE MONTY HALL PROBLEMDevious
ELEMENTS OF A FAMOUS PROBABILITY PUZZLE INVOLVING SWITCHING CHOICES+ 3 more…
Full solution
BE CONTINGENT (ON)Straightforward
DEPEND,HINGE,RELY,REST
DEPEND, HINGE, RELY, and REST all mean to be contingent on or supported by something else, as in 'it depends on,' 'it hinges on,' 'rely on,' or 'rests on'
“CALM DOWN”Moderate
CHILL,EASY,ENOUGH,RELAX
CHILL, EASY, ENOUGH, and RELAX are all informal ways to tell someone to calm down or settle down
INGREDIENTS IN AN OLD FASHIONEDTricky
BITTERS,ORANGE,RYE,SUGAR
BITTERS, ORANGE, RYE, and SUGAR are all key ingredients in an Old Fashioned cocktail
FEATURED IN THE MONTY HALL PROBLEMDevious
CAR,DOOR,GOAT,HOST
CAR, DOOR, GOAT, and HOST are all central elements of the Monty Hall Problem, the famous probability puzzle based on the game show 'Let's Make a Deal'