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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAT
BLEND
BUCKET
BURN
FOLD
HUSTLE
ITCH
LAUNDRY
LONG
PINE
RACKET
SCHEME
SHORT
STING
STIR
TO-DO
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CON GAMEStraightforward
COMBINE, AS BAKING INGREDIENTSModerate
YEARNTricky
KINDS OF LISTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CON GAMEStraightforward
WORDS FOR A FRAUDULENT TRICK OR SWINDLE+ 3 more…
COMBINE, AS BAKING INGREDIENTSModerate
THINGS YOU DO TO BATTER OR DOUGH IN THE KITCHEN+ 3 more…
YEARNTricky
VERBS MEANING TO DEEPLY DESIRE OR CRAVE SOMETHING+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LISTSDevious
EACH OF THESE CAN PRECEDE 'LIST' TO NAME A SPECIFIC TYPE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CON GAMEStraightforward
HUSTLE,RACKET,SCHEME,STING
HUSTLE, RACKET, SCHEME, and STING all refer to a con game or fraudulent operation designed to trick someone out of money or something valuable.
COMBINE, AS BAKING INGREDIENTSModerate
BEAT,BLEND,FOLD,STIR
BEAT, BLEND, FOLD, and STIR are all verbs used when mixing or combining baking ingredients together.
YEARNTricky
BURN,ITCH,LONG,PINE
BURN, ITCH, LONG, and PINE all mean to yearn or intensely desire something, often something out of reach.
KINDS OF LISTSDevious
BUCKET,LAUNDRY,SHORT,TO-DO
BUCKET, LAUNDRY, SHORT, and TO-DO can all precede the word 'list' to form common compound phrases: bucket list, laundry list, short list, and to-do list.