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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANGLE
CLASS
CYCLE
DENT
EMOJI
GINKGO
HOMEROOM
KARAOKE
LIFT
LODGE
LUNCH
MOGUL
POD
RECESS
SLOPE
TYCOON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SCHOOL PERIODSStraightforward
FEATURES OF A SKI RESORTModerate
WORDS DERIVED FROM JAPANESETricky
WORDS AFTER THE PREFIX “TRI-”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SCHOOL PERIODSStraightforward
PARTS OF A TYPICAL SCHOOL DAY SCHEDULE+ 3 more…
FEATURES OF A SKI RESORTModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND ON A SNOWY MOUNTAIN GETAWAY+ 3 more…
WORDS DERIVED FROM JAPANESETricky
THESE ENGLISH WORDS HAVE JAPANESE ROOTS+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER THE PREFIX “TRI-”Devious
ADD 'TRI-' TO THE FRONT OF EACH TO MAKE A NEW WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
SCHOOL PERIODSStraightforward
CLASS,HOMEROOM,LUNCH,RECESS
CLASS, HOMEROOM, LUNCH, and RECESS are all distinct periods or scheduled segments of a typical school day
FEATURES OF A SKI RESORTModerate
LIFT,LODGE,MOGUL,SLOPE
LIFT, LODGE, MOGUL, and SLOPE are all features or elements commonly associated with a ski resort
WORDS DERIVED FROM JAPANESETricky
EMOJI,GINKGO,KARAOKE,TYCOON
EMOJI (from Japanese 絵文字), GINKGO (from 銀杏), KARAOKE (from カラオケ), and TYCOON (from 大君) all originated in the Japanese language
WORDS AFTER THE PREFIX “TRI-”Devious
ANGLE,CYCLE,DENT,POD
ANGLE, CYCLE, DENT, and POD all become new words when preceded by the prefix TRI-: triangle, tricycle, trident, and tripod