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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOAT
BREAD
CHAR
COBBLER
CRISP
CROSS
CRUMBLE
FLUKE
PIKE
PRICKLY
SKATE
SLUG
SORE
SOUR
SPLIT
TART
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FRUIT DESSERTSStraightforward
CRABBYModerate
FISHTricky
BANANA ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FRUIT DESSERTSStraightforward
BAKED FRUIT TREATS OFTEN TOPPED WITH PASTRY OR OATS+ 3 more…
CRABBYModerate
WORDS MEANING IRRITABLE OR IN A BAD MOOD+ 3 more…
FISHTricky
EACH OF THESE IS ALSO A TYPE OF FISH+ 3 more…
BANANA ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW BANANA TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE OR COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
FRUIT DESSERTSStraightforward
COBBLER,CRISP,CRUMBLE,TART
COBBLER, CRISP, CRUMBLE, and TART are all fruit-based desserts, typically baked with a pastry or crumble topping.
CRABBYModerate
CROSS,PRICKLY,SORE,SOUR
CROSS, PRICKLY, SORE, and SOUR are all adjectives meaning grumpy, irritable, or ill-tempered.
FISHTricky
CHAR,FLUKE,PIKE,SKATE
CHAR, FLUKE, PIKE, and SKATE are all names of fish species found in rivers or oceans.
BANANA ___Devious
BOAT,BREAD,SLUG,SPLIT
BOAT, BREAD, SLUG, and SPLIT can all follow BANANA to form familiar compound words or phrases: banana boat, banana bread, banana slug, banana split.