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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLUR
CASH
CHARGE
CHECK
CLOUD
CUR
FORTUNE
GALLOP
MUDDY
OBSCURE
PEOPLE
PING
QUARK
SPIN
TIME
WIRE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
OBFUSCATEStraightforward
MAGAZINESModerate
PAYMENT METHODSTricky
UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
OBFUSCATEStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO MAKE SOMETHING UNCLEAR OR HARD TO UNDERSTAND+ 3 more…
MAGAZINESModerate
THESE ARE ALL PUBLICATIONS YOU MIGHT FIND AT A NEWSSTAND+ 3 more…
PAYMENT METHODSTricky
WAYS YOU MIGHT SETTLE A BILL AT A RESTAURANT+ 3 more…
UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
THESE LOOK LIKE COMMON WORDS BUT ARE ACTUALLY UNITS OF VOLUME WITH THEIR FINAL LETTER ALTERED+ 3 more…
Full solution
OBFUSCATEStraightforward
BLUR,CLOUD,MUDDY,OBSCURE
BLUR, CLOUD, MUDDY, and OBSCURE all mean to make something less clear or harder to perceive, i.e., to obfuscate.
MAGAZINESModerate
FORTUNE,PEOPLE,SPIN,TIME
FORTUNE, PEOPLE, SPIN, and TIME are all names of well-known magazines.
PAYMENT METHODSTricky
CASH,CHARGE,CHECK,WIRE
CASH, CHARGE, CHECK, and WIRE are all methods used to make a payment.
UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
CUR,GALLOP,PING,QUARK
CUP→CUR, GALLON→GALLOP, PINT→PING, QUART→QUARK — each is a unit of volume with its last letter changed to a different letter.