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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUFF
BUTTER
CHICKEN
FAVORITE
FILE
GRIND
KEEP
LADY
PARLAY
PRESERVE
SAND
SAVE
SPREAD
STICKY
STORE
UNDER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CONSERVEStraightforward
SMOOTH USING FRICTIONModerate
SPORTS GAMBLING TERMSTricky
WORDS BEFORE “FINGERS”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CONSERVEStraightforward
WAYS TO HOLD ONTO SOMETHING FOR LATER+ 3 more…
SMOOTH USING FRICTIONModerate
WAYS TO MAKE A SURFACE SMOOTH BY RUBBING+ 3 more…
SPORTS GAMBLING TERMSTricky
LANGUAGE YOU MIGHT HEAR AT A SPORTSBOOK+ 3 more…
WORDS BEFORE “FINGERS”Devious
THESE ALL PRECEDE A CERTAIN BODY PART TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
CONSERVEStraightforward
KEEP,PRESERVE,SAVE,STORE
KEEP, PRESERVE, SAVE, and STORE all mean to conserve or set aside something for future use.
SMOOTH USING FRICTIONModerate
BUFF,FILE,GRIND,SAND
BUFF, FILE, GRIND, and SAND all describe methods of smoothing a surface through friction or abrasion.
SPORTS GAMBLING TERMSTricky
FAVORITE,PARLAY,SPREAD,UNDER
FAVORITE, PARLAY, SPREAD, and UNDER are all terms used in sports betting contexts.
WORDS BEFORE “FINGERS”Devious
BUTTER,CHICKEN,LADY,STICKY
BUTTER, CHICKEN, LADY, and STICKY can all precede the word FINGERS to form compound words or phrases (butterfingers, chicken fingers, ladyfingers, sticky fingers).