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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BITE
BLOW
CAGE
EAT
EMO
ENO
FUNK
GLASS
METAL
POP
REICH
ROCK
RULE
SLAY
STINK
SUCK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MUSIC GENRESStraightforward
NOT BE GOODModerate
DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELLTricky
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MUSIC GENRESStraightforward
THESE WORDS LABEL THE SOUNDS YOUR PLAYLIST IS SORTED BY+ 3 more…
NOT BE GOODModerate
SLANG WAYS TO SAY SOMETHING IS TERRIBLE+ 3 more…
DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELLTricky
INFORMAL WAYS TO SAY SOMEONE IS ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING IT+ 3 more…
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERSDevious
SURNAMES OF AVANT-GARDE COMPOSERS WHO SHAPED MODERN CLASSICAL MUSIC+ 3 more…
Full solution
MUSIC GENRESStraightforward
EMO,FUNK,METAL,POP
EMO, FUNK, METAL, and POP are all music genres
NOT BE GOODModerate
BITE,BLOW,STINK,SUCK
BITE, BLOW, STINK, and SUCK are all informal ways to say something is bad or of poor quality
DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELLTricky
EAT,ROCK,RULE,SLAY
EAT, ROCK, RULE, and SLAY are all slang expressions meaning to perform or do something exceptionally well
CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERSDevious
CAGE,ENO,GLASS,REICH
CAGE (John), ENO (Brian), GLASS (Philip), and REICH (Steve) are all influential contemporary classical/avant-garde composers