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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BITE
BREAK
DOLLY
DROP
FUN
KICK
PAN
POCKET
POT
PRIZE
PURSE
REWARD
SHAKE
TILT
TRAVEL
ZOOM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WINNINGSStraightforward
STOP, AS A HABITModerate
MOVIE CAMERA VERBSTricky
WORDS THAT PRECEDE "-SIZE" TO MEAN SMALLDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WINNINGSStraightforward
WHAT YOU TAKE HOME AFTER WINNING A COMPETITION+ 3 more…
STOP, AS A HABITModerate
WAYS TO QUIT A BAD HABIT COLD TURKEY+ 3 more…
MOVIE CAMERA VERBSTricky
ACTIONS A FILM CREW DOES WITH THE CAMERA ON SET+ 3 more…
WORDS THAT PRECEDE "-SIZE" TO MEAN SMALLDevious
ADD '-SIZE' TO THESE WORDS AND THINK SMALL+ 3 more…
Full solution
WINNINGSStraightforward
POT,PRIZE,PURSE,REWARD
POT, PRIZE, PURSE, and REWARD all refer to money or compensation earned through winning or achievement.
STOP, AS A HABITModerate
BREAK,DROP,KICK,SHAKE
BREAK, DROP, KICK, and SHAKE are all verbs meaning to stop or quit a habit.
MOVIE CAMERA VERBSTricky
DOLLY,PAN,TILT,ZOOM
DOLLY, PAN, TILT, and ZOOM are all movements or techniques used with a movie camera during filming.
WORDS THAT PRECEDE "-SIZE" TO MEAN SMALLDevious
BITE,FUN,POCKET,TRAVEL
BITE, FUN, POCKET, and TRAVEL can each precede '-size' to form compound words (bite-size, fun-size, pocket-size, travel-size) all meaning compact or small.