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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABSENT
CAPER
ELDER
EXCUSED
GOOSE
GOTHIC
LATE
LOGAN
NICK
PINCH
POCKET
PRESENT
ROMAN
SANS
SWIPE
TYPEWRITER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
STEALStraightforward
ATTENDANCE STATUSModerate
FONT-MODIFYING WORDSTricky
___BERRYDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
STEALStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO TAKE SOMETHING WITHOUT PERMISSION+ 3 more…
ATTENDANCE STATUSModerate
WORDS A TEACHER MIGHT MARK NEXT TO YOUR NAME+ 3 more…
FONT-MODIFYING WORDSTricky
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE OR PRECEDE A STYLE OF TYPEFACE+ 3 more…
___BERRYDevious
EACH BECOMES A FRUIT WHEN FOLLOWED BY 'BERRY'+ 3 more…
Full solution
STEALStraightforward
NICK,PINCH,POCKET,SWIPE
NICK, PINCH, POCKET, and SWIPE are all informal words meaning to steal something.
ATTENDANCE STATUSModerate
ABSENT,EXCUSED,LATE,PRESENT
ABSENT, EXCUSED, LATE, and PRESENT are all statuses used to mark student attendance.
FONT-MODIFYING WORDSTricky
GOTHIC,ROMAN,SANS,TYPEWRITER
GOTHIC, ROMAN, SANS, and TYPEWRITER are all words used to describe or modify font styles in typography.
___BERRYDevious
CAPER,ELDER,GOOSE,LOGAN
CAPER, ELDER, GOOSE, and LOGAN all precede 'berry' to form caperberry, elderberry, gooseberry, and loganberry.