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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AGES
CHOCOLATE
COUNT
DESERT
DUMP
HORSE
MAROON
MATTER
MEASURE
NORMAL
PLAIN
STANDARD
STRAND
VANILLA
VOLUME
WEIGHT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ORDINARYStraightforward
ABANDONModerate
SPECS ON CONSUMER PACKAGINGTricky
DARK ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ORDINARYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING RUN-OF-THE-MILL OR UNREMARKABLE+ 3 more…
ABANDONModerate
WORDS MEANING TO LEAVE SOMEONE BEHIND OR FORSAKE THEM+ 3 more…
SPECS ON CONSUMER PACKAGINGTricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND PRINTED ON A CEREAL BOX OR BOTTLE LABEL+ 3 more…
DARK ___Devious
EACH PAIRS WITH A COMMON WORD TO FOLLOW 'DARK'+ 3 more…
Full solution
ORDINARYStraightforward
NORMAL,PLAIN,STANDARD,VANILLA
NORMAL, PLAIN, STANDARD, and VANILLA all mean ordinary or lacking distinction
ABANDONModerate
DESERT,DUMP,MAROON,STRAND
DESERT, DUMP, MAROON, and STRAND all mean to abandon or leave someone in a difficult situation
SPECS ON CONSUMER PACKAGINGTricky
COUNT,MEASURE,WEIGHT,VOLUME
COUNT, MEASURE, WEIGHT, and VOLUME are all specifications typically listed on consumer product packaging
DARK ___Devious
AGES,CHOCOLATE,HORSE,MATTER
AGES, CHOCOLATE, HORSE, and MATTER all follow DARK to form common phrases: Dark Ages, Dark Chocolate, Dark Horse, Dark Matter