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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOOK
CREW
FAMILY
GENUS
GOO
MAZING
ORDER
PASTE
PRINT
QUIT
REQUEST
RESERVE
RING
SAVE
SLID
SYNDICATE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDSStraightforward
SECURE IN ADVANCEModerate
CRIME ORGANIZATIONTricky
SPELLING BEE RANKS MINUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDSStraightforward
THESE FOLLOW CTRL OR COMMAND ON YOUR KEYBOARD TO GET THINGS DONE FAST+ 3 more…
SECURE IN ADVANCEModerate
THINGS YOU DO AHEAD OF TIME TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT+ 3 more…
CRIME ORGANIZATIONTricky
WORDS FOR A GANG OR CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE+ 3 more…
SPELLING BEE RANKS MINUS A LETTERDevious
NYT SPELLING BEE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS WITH ONE LETTER REMOVED+ 3 more…
Full solution
KEYBOARD SHORTCUT COMMANDSStraightforward
PASTE,PRINT,QUIT,SAVE
PASTE (Ctrl+V), PRINT (Ctrl+P), QUIT (Ctrl+Q), and SAVE (Ctrl+S) are all common keyboard shortcut commands.
SECURE IN ADVANCEModerate
BOOK,ORDER,REQUEST,RESERVE
BOOK, ORDER, REQUEST, and RESERVE all mean to arrange or secure something in advance, like a hotel room or restaurant table.
CRIME ORGANIZATIONTricky
CREW,FAMILY,RING,SYNDICATE
CREW, FAMILY, RING, and SYNDICATE are all terms used to describe organized crime groups or criminal organizations.
SPELLING BEE RANKS MINUS A LETTERDevious
GENUS,GOO,MAZING,SLID
These are Spelling Bee ranks with a letter dropped: GENIUS→GENUS (minus I), GOOD→GOO (minus D), AMAZING→MAZING (minus A), SOLID→SLID (minus O).