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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASTEROIDS
BREAKOUT
CENTIPEDE
CHARM
COIN TOSS
COMETS
COURT
DEFENDER
DRESS COAT
FAIRY TALE
FANTASY
FICTION
INVENTION
PURSUE
ROMANCE
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FABRICATIONStraightforward
WOOModerate
CLASSIC ATARI GAMESTricky
THINGS FEATURING TAILSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FABRICATIONStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN SOMETHING MADE UP OR UNTRUE+ 3 more…
WOOModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO TRY TO WIN SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS+ 3 more…
CLASSIC ATARI GAMESTricky
THESE ARE ALL ICONIC GAMES FROM THE EARLY ATARI ERA+ 3 more…
THINGS FEATURING TAILSDevious
EACH OF THESE INVOLVES OR FEATURES A TAIL IN SOME WAY+ 3 more…
Full solution
FABRICATIONStraightforward
FAIRY TALE,FANTASY,FICTION,INVENTION
FAIRY TALE, FANTASY, FICTION, and INVENTION all refer to something fabricated or made up, not based in reality
WOOModerate
CHARM,COURT,PURSUE,ROMANCE
CHARM, COURT, PURSUE, and ROMANCE all mean to woo or try to win the romantic interest of another person
CLASSIC ATARI GAMESTricky
ASTEROIDS,BREAKOUT,CENTIPEDE,DEFENDER
ASTEROIDS, BREAKOUT, CENTIPEDE, and DEFENDER are all classic Atari arcade and home console games from the late 1970s and early 1980s
THINGS FEATURING TAILSDevious
COIN TOSS,COMETS,DRESS COAT,SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
COIN TOSS has the tails side of a coin, COMETS have tails of gas and dust, DRESS COAT has a tailcoat design, and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG has a prominent tail (and his friend Tails)