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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPLAUD
APT
ENTHUSIAST
FIT
FROST
GLAZE
HAIL
HONOR
MUSCULAR
NUDE
POLISH
POWDER
PRAISE
PROPER
RIGHT
SPRINKLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SALUTEStraightforward
SUITABLEModerate
VERBS FOR FINISHING DONUTSTricky
WHAT “BUFF” MIGHT MEANDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SALUTEStraightforward
WAYS TO SHOW ADMIRATION OR RESPECT FOR SOMEONE+ 3 more…
SUITABLEModerate
WORDS MEANING FITTING OR APPROPRIATE+ 3 more…
VERBS FOR FINISHING DONUTSTricky
THINGS YOU DO TO A DONUT TO DECORATE IT+ 3 more…
WHAT “BUFF” MIGHT MEANDevious
DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS HIDING BEHIND THE SAME SIX-LETTER WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
SALUTEStraightforward
APPLAUD,HAIL,HONOR,PRAISE
APPLAUD, HAIL, HONOR, and PRAISE all mean to salute or show respect and admiration toward someone.
SUITABLEModerate
APT,FIT,PROPER,RIGHT
APT, FIT, PROPER, and RIGHT all mean suitable or appropriate for a given situation.
VERBS FOR FINISHING DONUTSTricky
FROST,GLAZE,POWDER,SPRINKLE
FROST, GLAZE, POWDER, and SPRINKLE are all ways to finish or decorate a donut with toppings.
WHAT “BUFF” MIGHT MEANDevious
ENTHUSIAST,MUSCULAR,NUDE,POLISH
BUFF can mean an enthusiast (film buff), muscular (he's buff), nude (in the buff), or to polish (buff a surface).