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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLUTO
BOBA
CARS
CHEWY
DARTH
DRY
GENUS
JAM
MILK
NOODLE
SHRED
SOLO
STRINGY
SUGAR
TEA
TOUGH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUALITIES OF OVERCOOKED MEATStraightforward
PLAY SOME ELECTRIC GUITARModerate
INGREDIENTS IN BUBBLE TEATricky
PLANETS/DWARF PLANET WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUALITIES OF OVERCOOKED MEATStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE A STEAK LEFT ON THE GRILL TOO LONG+ 3 more…
PLAY SOME ELECTRIC GUITARModerate
THINGS A GUITARIST DOES WHEN PLAYING AROUND ON THE FRETBOARD+ 3 more…
INGREDIENTS IN BUBBLE TEATricky
WHAT GOES INTO THAT SWEET TAIWANESE DRINK WITH THE CHEWY PEARLS+ 3 more…
PLANETS/DWARF PLANET WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
CELESTIAL BODIES WHOSE NAMES BECOME SOMETHING ELSE WHEN YOU SWAP THE FIRST LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUALITIES OF OVERCOOKED MEATStraightforward
CHEWY,DRY,STRINGY,TOUGH
CHEWY, DRY, STRINGY, and TOUGH all describe the unpleasant texture and quality of meat that has been overcooked.
PLAY SOME ELECTRIC GUITARModerate
JAM,NOODLE,SHRED,SOLO
JAM, NOODLE, SHRED, and SOLO are all verbs or actions associated with playing electric guitar, especially in an improvisational or expressive way.
INGREDIENTS IN BUBBLE TEATricky
BOBA,MILK,SUGAR,TEA
BOBA (tapioca pearls), MILK, SUGAR, and TEA are the core ingredients used to make bubble tea.
PLANETS/DWARF PLANET WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
BLUTO,CARS,DARTH,GENUS
Each word is a planet or dwarf planet with its first letter changed: PLUTO→BLUTO, MARS→CARS, EARTH→DARTH, VENUS→GENUS.