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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABRACADABRA
BRICK
CENTERFOLD
CONCRETE
FAVOR
KINDNESS
METAL
MICKEY
MICROPHONE
MOUSE
PHYSICAL
SCANNER
SERVICE
SOLID
STONE
TABLET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COMPUTER INPUT DEVICESStraightforward
BUILDING MATERIALSModerate
HELPFUL DEEDTricky
#1 SONGS FROM 1982Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPUTER INPUT DEVICESStraightforward
THESE THINGS SEND DATA INTO A COMPUTER WITHOUT BEING A KEYBOARD+ 3 more…
BUILDING MATERIALSModerate
WHAT A CONSTRUCTION SITE MIGHT BE FULL OF+ 3 more…
HELPFUL DEEDTricky
WAYS TO DESCRIBE DOING SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE+ 3 more…
#1 SONGS FROM 1982Devious
THESE WERE CHART-TOPPING HITS FROM THE YEAR E.T. PHONED HOME+ 3 more…
Full solution
COMPUTER INPUT DEVICESStraightforward
MICROPHONE,MOUSE,SCANNER,TABLET
Microphone, mouse, scanner, and tablet are all peripheral devices used to input data into a computer
BUILDING MATERIALSModerate
BRICK,CONCRETE,METAL,STONE
Brick, concrete, metal, and stone are all materials used in building and construction
HELPFUL DEEDTricky
FAVOR,KINDNESS,SERVICE,SOLID
Favor, kindness, service, and solid (as in 'doing someone a solid') all mean a helpful act done for another person
#1 SONGS FROM 1982Devious
ABRACADABRA,CENTERFOLD,MICKEY,PHYSICAL
Abracadabra (Steve Miller Band), Centerfold (J. Geils Band), Mickey (Toni Basil), and Physical (Olivia Newton-John) were all #1 songs in 1982