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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANGLE
BENT
CLOSING TIME
CONE
CUP
DOG
IRIS
LENS
LITTLE SPOON
ONE WEEK
POINT OF VIEW
POTATO
ROD
SCOOP
TOO CLOSE
WATER BOTTLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PERSPECTIVEStraightforward
SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOPModerate
HIT SONGS OF 1998Tricky
HOT ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PERSPECTIVEStraightforward
WAYS OF SEEING OR FRAMING HOW YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING+ 3 more…
SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOPModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A DAIRY QUEEN OR BASKIN-ROBBINS+ 3 more…
HIT SONGS OF 1998Tricky
LATE '90S RADIO HITS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL+ 3 more…
HOT ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'HOT' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE OR OBJECT+ 3 more…
Full solution
PERSPECTIVEStraightforward
ANGLE,BENT,LENS,POINT OF VIEW
ANGLE, BENT, LENS, and POINT OF VIEW are all synonyms for 'perspective' — a way of looking at or interpreting something.
SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOPModerate
CONE,CUP,LITTLE SPOON,SCOOP
CONE, CUP, LITTLE SPOON, and SCOOP are all things you encounter at an ice cream shop — vessels, utensils, or serving methods.
HIT SONGS OF 1998Tricky
CLOSING TIME,IRIS,ONE WEEK,TOO CLOSE
CLOSING TIME (Semisonic), IRIS (Goo Goo Dolls), ONE WEEK (Barenaked Ladies), and TOO CLOSE (Next) were all major hit songs released in 1998.
HOT ___Devious
DOG,POTATO,ROD,WATER BOTTLE
DOG, POTATO, ROD, and WATER BOTTLE all follow 'HOT' to form familiar compound words or phrases: hot dog, hot potato, hot rod, hot water bottle.