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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AIR
BENCH
BUTTERFLY
DOMINO
DRILL
FRENCH
IMPRESSION
JUDAS
MANNER
PRINTING
QUALITY
RIPPLE
SNAKE
SNOWBALL
TRAITOR
TURNCOAT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BACKSTABBERStraightforward
AURAModerate
KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION "EFFECTS"Tricky
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One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BACKSTABBERStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO BETRAYS YOUR TRUST+ 3 more…
AURAModerate
THE VIBE OR FEELING SOMEONE GIVES OFF+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION "EFFECTS"Tricky
THESE WORDS PRECEDE 'EFFECT' TO DESCRIBE CASCADING CONSEQUENCES+ 3 more…
___ PRESSDevious
EACH WORD CAN PRECEDE 'PRESS' TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
BACKSTABBERStraightforward
JUDAS,SNAKE,TRAITOR,TURNCOAT
JUDAS, SNAKE, TRAITOR, and TURNCOAT are all words describing someone who betrays others.
AURAModerate
AIR,IMPRESSION,MANNER,QUALITY
AIR, IMPRESSION, MANNER, and QUALITY all describe the intangible sense or aura a person or thing projects.
KINDS OF CHAIN REACTION "EFFECTS"Tricky
BUTTERFLY,DOMINO,RIPPLE,SNOWBALL
BUTTERFLY, DOMINO, RIPPLE, and SNOWBALL all precede 'effect' to describe types of chain reactions where one event triggers a series of others.
___ PRESSDevious
BENCH,DRILL,FRENCH,PRINTING
BENCH press, DRILL press, FRENCH press, and PRINTING press are all types of 'press' machines or phrases.