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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BABY
COMPLEX
DEAL
DELICATE
MASTERMIND
MOUSE TRAP
OPERATION
PILLOW
SITUATION
SMALL
SORRY
STATUS
STICKY
STORY
SWEET
TOUGH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TRICKYStraightforward
STATE OF AFFAIRSModerate
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESTricky
___ TALKDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TRICKYStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE A DIFFICULT OR SENSITIVE PROBLEM+ 3 more…
STATE OF AFFAIRSModerate
PHRASES MEANING 'THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES'+ 3 more…
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESTricky
GAMES YOU'D FIND IN A FAMILY GAME NIGHT CABINET FROM DECADES PAST+ 3 more…
___ TALKDevious
EACH WORD PRECEDES 'TALK' TO FORM A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
TRICKYStraightforward
COMPLEX,DELICATE,STICKY,TOUGH
COMPLEX, DELICATE, STICKY, and TOUGH all mean tricky or difficult in some way
STATE OF AFFAIRSModerate
DEAL,SITUATION,STATUS,STORY
DEAL, SITUATION, STATUS, and STORY can all follow 'what's the' to ask about the state of affairs
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESTricky
MASTERMIND,MOUSE TRAP,OPERATION,SORRY
MASTERMIND, MOUSE TRAP, OPERATION, and SORRY are all classic board games
___ TALKDevious
BABY,PILLOW,SMALL,SWEET
BABY, PILLOW, SMALL, and SWEET each pair with TALK to make a familiar compound phrase