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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUTTER
CARDINAL
COTTON
EGGS
ELMO
EYE
FLOUR
JOHN
KETCHUP
MONTH
ORANGE
PURPLE
ROCK
ROSE
SILVER
SUGAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKEStraightforward
THINGS THAT ARE REDModerate
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMESTricky
___ CANDYDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKEStraightforward
FOUR STAPLES FOUND IN THE SIMPLEST, RICHEST CAKE RECIPE+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE REDModerate
THESE THINGS ALL SHARE THE SAME VIVID, FIERY COLOR+ 3 more…
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMESTricky
POETS BEWARE — THESE WORDS WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED AT THE END OF A LINE+ 3 more…
___ CANDYDevious
EACH BECOMES A TYPE OF CANDY WHEN PAIRED WITH THE RIGHT WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKEStraightforward
BUTTER,EGGS,FLOUR,SUGAR
Butter, eggs, flour, and sugar are the four classic ingredients in a traditional pound cake, each used in equal one-pound proportions.
THINGS THAT ARE REDModerate
CARDINAL,ELMO,KETCHUP,ROSE
Cardinal (the bird), Elmo (the Muppet), ketchup (the condiment), and rose (the flower) are all famously red.
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMESTricky
MONTH,ORANGE,PURPLE,SILVER
Month, orange, purple, and silver are commonly cited as English words that have no perfect rhymes, making them notorious among poets.
___ CANDYDevious
COTTON,EYE,JOHN,ROCK
Cotton candy, eye candy, John Candy, and rock candy are all formed by adding 'candy' after each word: Cotton, Eye, John, and Rock.