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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOUNCE
CARD
CLOUD
DISK
DRIVE
FLEW
FORK
GALLEON
GLASS
NAPKIN
PINOT
PLATE
QUARTZ
ROSE
SHOT
THRUST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PARTS OF A TABLE SETTINGStraightforward
INCREASED, WITH “UP”Moderate
KINDS OF DIGITAL STORAGETricky
UNITS OF VOLUME PLUS LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PARTS OF A TABLE SETTINGStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND LAID OUT AT A FORMAL DINNER PLACE+ 3 more…
INCREASED, WITH “UP”Moderate
THESE WORDS MEAN 'WENT UP' WHEN YOU ADD 'UP' AFTER THEM+ 3 more…
KINDS OF DIGITAL STORAGETricky
WHERE YOUR FILES, PHOTOS, AND DATA CAN LIVE+ 3 more…
UNITS OF VOLUME PLUS LETTERDevious
EACH WORD BECOMES A UNIT OF VOLUME IF YOU REMOVE A LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
PARTS OF A TABLE SETTINGStraightforward
FORK,GLASS,NAPKIN,PLATE
FORK, GLASS, NAPKIN, and PLATE are all items you would find in a standard table setting at a meal.
INCREASED, WITH “UP”Moderate
FLEW,ROSE,SHOT,THRUST
FLEW up, ROSE up, SHOT up, and THRUST up all mean 'increased' or 'surged upward' when paired with 'up'.
KINDS OF DIGITAL STORAGETricky
CARD,CLOUD,DISK,DRIVE
CARD (memory card), CLOUD (cloud storage), DISK, and DRIVE are all types of digital storage media or systems.
UNITS OF VOLUME PLUS LETTERDevious
BOUNCE,GALLEON,PINOT,QUARTZ
BOUNCE contains OUNCE, GALLEON contains GALLON, PINOT contains PINT, and QUARTZ contains QUART — each is a unit of volume with an extra letter added.