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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADULTS ONLY
CONSTANT
EARTH
EVERYONE
FOUL
HENHOUSE
LEVEL
MATURE
ONION
PHOTOSHOP
RANK
RIPE
SOUR
STABLE
TEEN
UNIFORM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BAD-SMELLINGStraightforward
UNFLUCTUATINGModerate
WHO VIDEO GAMES ARE FOR, PER ESRB RATINGSTricky
THINGS WITH LAYERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BAD-SMELLINGStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE AN UNPLEASANT ODOR+ 3 more…
UNFLUCTUATINGModerate
SYNONYMS FOR STEADY OR UNCHANGING+ 3 more…
WHO VIDEO GAMES ARE FOR, PER ESRB RATINGSTricky
ESRB AGE RATING CATEGORIES FOUND ON VIDEO GAME BOXES+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH LAYERSDevious
THINGS THAT ARE FAMOUSLY COMPOSED OF LAYERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
BAD-SMELLINGStraightforward
FOUL,RANK,RIPE,SOUR
FOUL, RANK, RIPE, and SOUR are all adjectives used to describe bad or offensive smells
UNFLUCTUATINGModerate
CONSTANT,LEVEL,STABLE,UNIFORM
CONSTANT, LEVEL, STABLE, and UNIFORM all mean remaining the same without fluctuation or variation
WHO VIDEO GAMES ARE FOR, PER ESRB RATINGSTricky
ADULTS ONLY,EVERYONE,TEEN,MATURE
ADULTS ONLY, EVERYONE, TEEN, and MATURE are official ESRB content rating designations used to classify video games by appropriate audience age
THINGS WITH LAYERSDevious
EARTH,HENHOUSE,ONION,PHOTOSHOP
EARTH (geological layers/strata), HENHOUSE (nesting layers/hens that lay), ONION (layered vegetable), and PHOTOSHOP (uses digital layers) all have multiple layers