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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALT
ATE
BOWTIE
COVER
DOM
ENTER
FILL IN
HOOD
MENU
RIBBON
SHELL
SHIP
SUB
TEMP
TUBE
WINDOWS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ACT AS A BACKUPStraightforward
PC KEYBOARD KEYSModerate
PASTA SHAPESTricky
SUFFIXESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ACT AS A BACKUPStraightforward
STEP IN WHEN THE MAIN PERSON CAN'T MAKE IT+ 3 more…
PC KEYBOARD KEYSModerate
YOU PRESS THESE ON A STANDARD COMPUTER KEYBOARD+ 3 more…
PASTA SHAPESTricky
THESE DESCRIBE THE FORMS THAT PASTA CAN TAKE+ 3 more…
SUFFIXESDevious
WORD ENDINGS THAT TRANSFORM A ROOT INTO SOMETHING NEW+ 3 more…
Full solution
ACT AS A BACKUPStraightforward
COVER,FILL IN,SUB,TEMP
COVER, FILL IN, SUB, and TEMP all mean to act as a substitute or backup for someone else
PC KEYBOARD KEYSModerate
ALT,ENTER,MENU,WINDOWS
ALT, ENTER, MENU, and WINDOWS are all keys found on a standard PC keyboard
PASTA SHAPESTricky
BOWTIE,RIBBON,SHELL,TUBE
BOWTIE, RIBBON, SHELL, and TUBE are all shapes that describe different types of pasta
SUFFIXESDevious
ATE,DOM,HOOD,SHIP
ATE, DOM, HOOD, and SHIP are all suffixes that can be added to words (e.g., neighbor+HOOD, king+DOM, fellow+SHIP, passion+ATE)