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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CONFER
DEGREE
DOODLE
DOZE
DRAW
EVEN
GRANT
MARVEL
PAC-MAN
PAINT
PASS NOTES
PRESENT
SPACE
SQUARE
TIE
VEST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCOREStraightforward
BESTOWModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETINGTricky
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCOREStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD IN A COMPETITION+ 3 more…
BESTOWModerate
VERBS MEANING TO GIVE OR AWARD SOMETHING FORMALLY+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETINGTricky
WAYS TO PASS TIME WHEN YOU'RE CHECKED OUT IN A MEETING+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”Devious
THESE ALL FOLLOW 'MS' TO MAKE A RECOGNIZABLE NAME OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
MAKE EQUAL, AS A SCOREStraightforward
DRAW,EVEN,SQUARE,TIE
DRAW, EVEN, SQUARE, and TIE all mean to make a score equal or to result in no winner.
BESTOWModerate
CONFER,GRANT,PRESENT,VEST
CONFER, GRANT, PRESENT, and VEST all mean to bestow or formally give something to someone.
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO DURING A BORING CLASS/MEETINGTricky
DOODLE,DOZE,PASS NOTES,SPACE
DOODLE, DOZE, PASS NOTES, and SPACE are all things people commonly do when bored during a class or meeting.
WORDS AFTER THE LETTERS “MS”Devious
DEGREE,MARVEL,PAC-MAN,PAINT
MS DEGREE, MS MARVEL, MS PAC-MAN, and MS PAINT all begin with the prefix 'MS'.