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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CHEF
COMBO
EQUALS
FISH
GOLDFISH
LOCK
MASSAGE
MEATBALL
MINUS
PERCENT
RUFFLE
SHOCK
TAKI
THATCH
TIMES
TUFT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CALCULATOR BUTTONSStraightforward
AMOUNTS OF HAIRModerate
SALTY SNACK UNITTricky
SWEDISH ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CALCULATOR BUTTONSStraightforward
YOU'D PRESS THESE ON A HANDHELD DEVICE TO DO ARITHMETIC+ 3 more…
AMOUNTS OF HAIRModerate
WORDS FOR A BUNCH OR CLUMP OF HAIR+ 3 more…
SALTY SNACK UNITTricky
EACH IS A BRAND OF SALTY SNACK SOLD BY THE BAG+ 3 more…
SWEDISH ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'SWEDISH' TO NAME SOMETHING FAMILIAR+ 3 more…
Full solution
CALCULATOR BUTTONSStraightforward
EQUALS,MINUS,PERCENT,TIMES
EQUALS, MINUS, PERCENT, and TIMES are all operation or function buttons found on a calculator.
AMOUNTS OF HAIRModerate
LOCK,SHOCK,THATCH,TUFT
LOCK, SHOCK, THATCH, and TUFT are all words that describe a quantity or cluster of hair.
SALTY SNACK UNITTricky
COMBO,GOLDFISH,RUFFLE,TAKI
COMBO, GOLDFISH, RUFFLE, and TAKI are all brand names of popular salty snack foods.
SWEDISH ___Devious
CHEF,FISH,MASSAGE,MEATBALL
CHEF, FISH, MASSAGE, and MEATBALL all follow 'Swedish' to form well-known phrases: Swedish Chef, Swedish Fish, Swedish Massage, and Swedish Meatball.