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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CARROT
COAL
CUBE
DRESS
GRATE
HEALTH
METRO
MINCE
PIPE
SCARF
SECRET
SLICE
SUBWAY
TUBE
UNDERGROUND
ZIP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SUBTERRANEAN TRANSITStraightforward
MAKE INTO SMALLER PIECES WHILE COOKINGModerate
USED TO DECORATE A SNOWMANTricky
___ CODEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SUBTERRANEAN TRANSITStraightforward
WAYS TO TRAVEL BENEATH CITY STREETS+ 3 more…
MAKE INTO SMALLER PIECES WHILE COOKINGModerate
KNIFE SKILLS THAT REDUCE FOOD TO SMALLER BITS+ 3 more…
USED TO DECORATE A SNOWMANTricky
ITEMS CLASSICALLY USED TO DRESS A SNOWMAN+ 3 more…
___ CODEDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE CODE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SUBTERRANEAN TRANSITStraightforward
METRO,SUBWAY,TUBE,UNDERGROUND
METRO, SUBWAY, TUBE, and UNDERGROUND are all names for underground urban rail transit systems used in different cities/countries
MAKE INTO SMALLER PIECES WHILE COOKINGModerate
CUBE,GRATE,MINCE,SLICE
CUBE, GRATE, MINCE, and SLICE are all cooking techniques used to break food into smaller pieces
USED TO DECORATE A SNOWMANTricky
CARROT,COAL,PIPE,SCARF
CARROT, COAL, PIPE, and SCARF are traditional accessories used to decorate a snowman
___ CODEDevious
DRESS,HEALTH,SECRET,ZIP
DRESS, HEALTH, SECRET, and ZIP all precede the word CODE to form common compound phrases: dress code, health code, secret code, zip code