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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
DODO
FOLK
FOWL
GOOF
GOOGLE
GOOSE
LOVE
MIEN
OFFAL
PHOTOSHOP
SIREN
SWAN
UBER
VIAL
YAHOO
ZOOM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COMPANIES THAT HAVE BECOME VERBSStraightforward
SILLY PERSONModerate
KINDS OF SONGSTricky
HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR “DESPICABLE”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPANIES THAT HAVE BECOME VERBSStraightforward
BRANDS SO UBIQUITOUS THEY BECAME ACTIONS+ 3 more…
SILLY PERSONModerate
WORDS FOR A FOOLISH OR GOOFY PERSON+ 3 more…
KINDS OF SONGSTricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE THE WORD 'SONG'+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR “DESPICABLE”Devious
THEY SOUND LIKE WORDS MEANING WICKED OR VILE, BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
COMPANIES THAT HAVE BECOME VERBSStraightforward
GOOGLE,PHOTOSHOP,UBER,ZOOM
Google, Photoshop, Uber, and Zoom have all become common verbs — to google something, to photoshop an image, to uber somewhere, to zoom with someone.
SILLY PERSONModerate
DODO,GOOF,GOOSE,YAHOO
Dodo, goof, goose, and yahoo are all informal words for a silly or foolish person.
KINDS OF SONGSTricky
FOLK,LOVE,SIREN,SWAN
Folk song, love song, siren song, and swan song are all established types or phrases involving the word 'song'.
HOMOPHONES OF SYNONYMS FOR “DESPICABLE”Devious
FOWL,MIEN,OFFAL,VIAL
Fowl sounds like 'foul', mien sounds like 'mean', offal sounds like 'awful', and vial sounds like 'vile' — all homophones of words meaning despicable or terrible.