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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ATTITUDE
CAMO
CHECKERS
CHEEK
CHESS
CUSHION
CUTIE
DAMPEN
HONEYCOMB
HUMBLE
LIP
MOUTH
SOFTEN
STRIPES
TEMPER
WHOOPIE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SASSINESSStraightforward
MITIGATEModerate
PATTERNSTricky
___ PIEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SASSINESSStraightforward
WORDS FOR BOLDNESS OR BACKTALK FROM SOMEONE BEING A LITTLE TOO CHEEKY+ 3 more…
MITIGATEModerate
WAYS TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OR INTENSITY OF SOMETHING HARSH+ 3 more…
PATTERNSTricky
VISUAL DESIGNS YOU MIGHT FIND ON FABRIC OR SURFACES+ 3 more…
___ PIEDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'PIE' TO NAME A SPECIFIC TREAT OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SASSINESSStraightforward
ATTITUDE,CHEEK,LIP,MOUTH
ATTITUDE, CHEEK, LIP, and MOUTH all informally mean sassiness or impertinent behavior.
MITIGATEModerate
CUSHION,DAMPEN,SOFTEN,TEMPER
CUSHION, DAMPEN, SOFTEN, and TEMPER all mean to reduce or moderate the force or severity of something.
PATTERNSTricky
CAMO,CHECKERS,HONEYCOMB,STRIPES
CAMO, CHECKERS, HONEYCOMB, and STRIPES are all recognizable repeating visual patterns.
___ PIEDevious
CHESS,CUTIE,HUMBLE,WHOOPIE
CHESS pie, CUTIE pie, HUMBLE pie, and WHOOPIE pie are all well-known 'pie' compounds.