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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADDERALL
AVERAGE
CAR
COOL
INCREDIBLE
MEAN
MINION
MODERATE
MONITORSHIP
MONSTER
NEWTON
PAR
SETTLE
STANDARD
TEMPER
TOADY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NORMStraightforward
MOLLIFYModerate
MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISETricky
STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNADevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NORMStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN THE TYPICAL OR EXPECTED LEVEL OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
MOLLIFYModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO CALM SOMEONE DOWN OR SOFTEN THEIR ANGER+ 3 more…
MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISETricky
ADD AN 'S' AND EACH BECOMES A MEMBER OF AN ANIMATED FRANCHISE'S TITLE GROUP+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNADevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH A REPTILE OR AMPHIBIAN HIDDEN INSIDE IT+ 3 more…
Full solution
NORMStraightforward
AVERAGE,MEAN,PAR,STANDARD
AVERAGE, MEAN, PAR, and STANDARD are all synonyms for NORM — the typical or expected measure of something
MOLLIFYModerate
COOL,MODERATE,SETTLE,TEMPER
COOL, MODERATE, SETTLE, and TEMPER are all synonyms for MOLLIFY — to appease or calm someone who is upset
MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISETricky
CAR,INCREDIBLE,MINION,MONSTER
CARS, INCREDIBLES, MINIONS, and MONSTERS are all titular groups in animated film franchises — Cars, The Incredibles, Minions/Despicable Me, and Monsters Inc.
STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNADevious
ADDERALL,MONITORSHIP,NEWTON,TOADY
Each word starts with a herpetofauna (reptile/amphibian): ADDER+all, MONITOR+ship, NEWT+on, TOAD+y