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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BARBER POLE
CANDY CANE
CAROUSEL
CEILING FAN
CHOPSTICKS
CLAVES
CROCHET HOOK
CROOK
CROWBAR
DOMINO
KNITTING NEEDLES
LAZY SUSAN
PIANO KEYS
SKI POLES
YIN-YANG SYMBOL
ZEBRA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGSStraightforward
PAIRS OF RODSModerate
THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXISTricky
RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE ENDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGSStraightforward
THESE THINGS ARE FAMOUSLY TWO-TONED IN BLACK AND WHITE+ 3 more…
PAIRS OF RODSModerate
THESE ALL COME IN MATCHED SETS OF TWO LONG STICKS+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXISTricky
THESE ALL SPIN AROUND A CENTRAL VERTICAL AXIS+ 3 more…
RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE ENDDevious
THESE ARE ALL RODS OR STICKS WITH A CURVED OR HOOKED END+ 3 more…
Full solution
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGSStraightforward
DOMINO,PIANO KEYS,YIN-YANG SYMBOL,ZEBRA
DOMINO, PIANO KEYS, YIN-YANG SYMBOL, and ZEBRA are all iconic black-and-white things
PAIRS OF RODSModerate
CHOPSTICKS,CLAVES,KNITTING NEEDLES,SKI POLES
CHOPSTICKS, CLAVES, KNITTING NEEDLES, and SKI POLES are all items that come as a pair of rods used together
THINGS THAT ROTATE ABOUT A VERTICAL AXISTricky
BARBER POLE,CAROUSEL,CEILING FAN,LAZY SUSAN
BARBER POLE, CAROUSEL, CEILING FAN, and LAZY SUSAN all rotate about a vertical axis
RODS THAT CURVE AT ONE ENDDevious
CANDY CANE,CROCHET HOOK,CROOK,CROWBAR
CANDY CANE, CROCHET HOOK, CROOK, and CROWBAR are all rod-shaped objects that curve or hook at one end