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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AXES
BASH
BASS
BLAST
BOARD
CARDS
CHOP
COORDINATE
DICE
DOES
DRUM
FIDDLE
FISH
FLAME
PIECES
ROAST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CRITICIZE HARSHLYStraightforward
COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMESModerate
HETERONYMSTricky
___STICKSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CRITICIZE HARSHLYStraightforward
WAYS TO VERBALLY TEAR SOMEONE APART+ 3 more…
COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMESModerate
WHAT YOU'D FIND INSIDE A CLASSIC GAME BOX+ 3 more…
HETERONYMSTricky
WORDS THAT ARE PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON MEANING+ 3 more…
___STICKSDevious
ADD THIS WORD BEFORE STICKS TO MAKE A NEW COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
CRITICIZE HARSHLYStraightforward
BASH,BLAST,FLAME,ROAST
BASH, BLAST, FLAME, and ROAST all mean to criticize or attack someone harshly, whether in words, online, or at a comedy event.
COMMON COMPONENTS OF BOARD GAMESModerate
BOARD,CARDS,DICE,PIECES
BOARD, CARDS, DICE, and PIECES are standard components found in most traditional board games.
HETERONYMSTricky
AXES,BASS,COORDINATE,DOES
AXES, BASS, COORDINATE, and DOES are heteronyms — words spelled the same but pronounced differently with different meanings (e.g., BASS the fish vs. BASS the musical note).
___STICKSDevious
CHOP,DRUM,FIDDLE,FISH
CHOP, DRUM, FIDDLE, and FISH all precede STICKS to form compound words: CHOPSTICKS, DRUMSTICKS, FIDDLESTICKS, and FISHSTICKS.