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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CAP
CASTLE
CHORE
CROWN
DIPLOMA
FACILE
FLIP
GOWN
GRIND
HASSLE
HORSE
MITER
SHALLOW
TASSEL
TRIAL
TRITE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GRADUATION GEARStraightforward
TEDIOUS UNDERTAKINGModerate
OVERSIMPLISTICTricky
SHAPES OF CHESS PIECESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GRADUATION GEARStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT WEAR OR RECEIVE AT A COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY+ 3 more…
TEDIOUS UNDERTAKINGModerate
WORDS FOR SOMETHING BURDENSOME OR TIRESOME TO GET THROUGH+ 3 more…
OVERSIMPLISTICTricky
ADJECTIVES MEANING LACKING DEPTH OR INTELLECTUAL SERIOUSNESS+ 3 more…
SHAPES OF CHESS PIECESDevious
THE VISUAL FORMS THAT GIVE CHESS PIECES THEIR DISTINCT SILHOUETTES+ 3 more…
Full solution
GRADUATION GEARStraightforward
CAP,DIPLOMA,GOWN,TASSEL
CAP, DIPLOMA, GOWN, and TASSEL are all items associated with graduation ceremonies
TEDIOUS UNDERTAKINGModerate
CHORE,GRIND,HASSLE,TRIAL
CHORE, GRIND, HASSLE, and TRIAL all describe something tedious, difficult, or annoying to deal with
OVERSIMPLISTICTricky
FACILE,FLIP,SHALLOW,TRITE
FACILE, FLIP, SHALLOW, and TRITE all mean oversimplified, glib, or lacking genuine depth or originality
SHAPES OF CHESS PIECESDevious
CASTLE,CROWN,HORSE,MITER
CASTLE (rook), CROWN (king/queen), HORSE (knight), and MITER (bishop) describe the shapes of chess pieces