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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BATTER
CANDLESTICK
DOUGH
GEMSTONE
INFIELD
LADDER
MIXTURE
MOUNTAIN
PASTE
PITCHER
PLACEMAT
PLATE
RHOMBUS
ROPE
SUIT
TREE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COOKING CONCOCTIONSStraightforward
SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTYModerate
THINGS TO CLIMBTricky
WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TODevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COOKING CONCOCTIONSStraightforward
THESE ARE ALL SEMI-LIQUID KITCHEN PREPARATIONS YOU MIGHT MIX UP BEFORE COOKING+ 3 more…
SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTYModerate
OBJECTS YOU'D FIND ARRANGED ON A DINING TABLE FOR GUESTS+ 3 more…
THINGS TO CLIMBTricky
THINGS YOU SCALE USING YOUR HANDS AND FEET+ 3 more…
WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TODevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN FOLLOW OR BE DESCRIBED BY 'DIAMOND'+ 3 more…
Full solution
COOKING CONCOCTIONSStraightforward
BATTER,DOUGH,MIXTURE,PASTE
BATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, and PASTE are all combined culinary preparations used in cooking and baking
SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTYModerate
CANDLESTICK,PITCHER,PLACEMAT,PLATE
CANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, and PLATE are all items commonly placed on a table when hosting a dinner party
THINGS TO CLIMBTricky
LADDER,MOUNTAIN,ROPE,TREE
LADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, and TREE are all things that people climb
WHAT "DIAMOND" CAN REFER TODevious
GEMSTONE,INFIELD,RHOMBUS,SUIT
DIAMOND can refer to a GEMSTONE (jewelry), INFIELD (baseball diamond), RHOMBUS (the geometric shape), or a SUIT (in a deck of cards)