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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COIN
DEERSTALKER
ELECTRON
GOOGOL
LIGHT SWITCH
MAGNIFYING GLASS
MUSHROOM
NUCLEUS
ORBIT
PANCAKE
PASTEURIZE
PIPE
PULPIT
SHELL
THE BIRD
VIOLIN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMSStraightforward
PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUMEModerate
THINGS TO FLIPTricky
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH"Devious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMSStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE COMPONENTS FOUND INSIDE AN ATOM+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUMEModerate
DRESS UP AS LITERATURE'S MOST FAMOUS DETECTIVE WITH THESE ITEMS+ 3 more…
THINGS TO FLIPTricky
EACH OF THESE CAN BE 'FLIPPED' IN A COMMON PHRASE OR ACTION+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH"Devious
EACH WORD SECRETLY STARTS WITH ANOTHER WORD MEANING WATERY MUSH OR SLOP+ 3 more…
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE TERMSStraightforward
ELECTRON,NUCLEUS,ORBIT,SHELL
ELECTRON, NUCLEUS, ORBIT, and SHELL are all terms used to describe the structure of an atom in physics/chemistry
PARTS OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES COSTUMEModerate
DEERSTALKER,MAGNIFYING GLASS,PIPE,VIOLIN
DEERSTALKER (hat), MAGNIFYING GLASS, PIPE, and VIOLIN are all iconic accessories associated with Sherlock Holmes
THINGS TO FLIPTricky
COIN,LIGHT SWITCH,PANCAKE,THE BIRD
COIN (flip a coin), LIGHT SWITCH (flip a switch), PANCAKE (flip a pancake), and THE BIRD (flip the bird) are all things commonly described as being 'flipped'
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SLUSH"Devious
GOOGOL,MUSHROOM,PASTEURIZE,PULPIT
Each word starts with a synonym for slush: GOO-gol, MUSH-room, PULP-it, PASTE-urize — GOO, MUSH, PULP, and PASTE all mean something slushy or wet and soft