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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPROACH
AVENUE
BANAL
BARCODE
EVERYDAY
HUMDRUM
IBM LOGO
METHOD
PARKING
PEDESTRIAN
PHILOSOPHY
RAILROAD
RUGBY SHIRT
SCHOOL
TAX
ZEBRA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TECHNIQUEStraightforward
RUN-OF-THE-MILLModerate
STRIPY THINGSTricky
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TECHNIQUEStraightforward
WAYS OF DOING OR THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING+ 3 more…
RUN-OF-THE-MILLModerate
WORDS MEANING ORDINARY OR DULL+ 3 more…
STRIPY THINGSTricky
THINGS KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE STRIPES+ 3 more…
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARESDevious
SINGLE WORDS FOUND PRINTED ON MONOPOLY BOARD SQUARES+ 3 more…
Full solution
TECHNIQUEStraightforward
APPROACH,METHOD,PHILOSOPHY,SCHOOL
APPROACH, METHOD, PHILOSOPHY, and SCHOOL all refer to a way or system of doing, thinking, or learning — synonyms for technique or approach.
RUN-OF-THE-MILLModerate
BANAL,EVERYDAY,HUMDRUM,PEDESTRIAN
BANAL, EVERYDAY, HUMDRUM, and PEDESTRIAN are all synonyms meaning commonplace, unexciting, or lacking originality.
STRIPY THINGSTricky
BARCODE,IBM LOGO,RUGBY SHIRT,ZEBRA
BARCODE, IBM LOGO, RUGBY SHIRT, and ZEBRA are all recognizably striped things from nature, sport, retail, and design.
WORDS ON MONOPOLY SQUARESDevious
AVENUE,PARKING,RAILROAD,TAX
AVENUE, PARKING, RAILROAD, and TAX all appear as part of square names on the Monopoly board (e.g., Free Parking, Tax, Railroad, Avenue).