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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUCKET
DAISY
DEWY
FOOD
FRESH
GLOWING
MAT
MOP
MOUNTAIN
PIP
SCROOGE
SMOOTH
SUPPLY
TANGLE
THATCH
TWIST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ADJECTIVES FOR NICE SKINStraightforward
MESS OF HAIRModerate
DICKENS CHARACTERSTricky
___ CHAINDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ADJECTIVES FOR NICE SKINStraightforward
WORDS A SKINCARE AD MIGHT USE TO DESCRIBE A HEALTHY COMPLEXION+ 3 more…
MESS OF HAIRModerate
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE AN UNRULY, TANGLED HEAD OF HAIR+ 3 more…
DICKENS CHARACTERSTricky
FAMOUS FICTIONAL CHARACTERS CREATED BY CHARLES DICKENS+ 3 more…
___ CHAINDevious
EACH WORD PRECEDES 'CHAIN' TO FORM A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
ADJECTIVES FOR NICE SKINStraightforward
DEWY,FRESH,GLOWING,SMOOTH
DEWY, FRESH, GLOWING, and SMOOTH are all adjectives commonly used in beauty and skincare contexts to describe healthy, radiant skin.
MESS OF HAIRModerate
MAT,MOP,TANGLE,THATCH
MAT, MOP, TANGLE, and THATCH all refer to a messy or disheveled mass of hair.
DICKENS CHARACTERSTricky
BUCKET,PIP,SCROOGE,TWIST
BUCKET (Inspector Bucket from Bleak House), PIP (from Great Expectations), SCROOGE (from A Christmas Carol), and TWIST (Oliver Twist) are all Dickens characters.
___ CHAINDevious
DAISY,FOOD,MOUNTAIN,SUPPLY
DAISY chain, FOOD chain, MOUNTAIN chain, and SUPPLY chain are all familiar compound phrases formed by adding 'chain' after each word.