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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADJUST
ARGUMENT
BASIS
BEAN
BELLY
CAUSE
CROP
DONUT
FILTERS
GRINDER
GROUNDS
HERO
HOAGIE
MARKUP
ROLL
SUB
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LONG SANDWICHStraightforward
PRETEXTModerate
SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONSTricky
JELLY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
LONG SANDWICHStraightforward
REGIONAL NAMES FOR A SANDWICH STUFFED IN A LONG ROLL+ 3 more…
PRETEXTModerate
REASONS OR JUSTIFICATIONS, OFTEN USED IN LEGAL OR LOGICAL ARGUMENTS+ 3 more…
SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONSTricky
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO A PHOTO ON YOUR PHONE+ 3 more…
JELLY ___Devious
WORDS THAT CAN FOLLOW 'JELLY' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
LONG SANDWICHStraightforward
GRINDER,HERO,HOAGIE,SUB
GRINDER, HERO, HOAGIE, and SUB are all regional American names for the same type of long sandwich served on an elongated roll
PRETEXTModerate
ARGUMENT,BASIS,CAUSE,GROUNDS
ARGUMENT, BASIS, CAUSE, and GROUNDS all mean a pretext or justification, often used when giving reasons for an action or decision
SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONSTricky
ADJUST,CROP,FILTERS,MARKUP
ADJUST, CROP, FILTERS, and MARKUP are all photo editing tools or options commonly found in smartphone camera or gallery apps
JELLY ___Devious
BEAN,BELLY,DONUT,ROLL
BEAN, BELLY, DONUT, and ROLL can all follow JELLY to form compound words: jellybean, jelly belly, jelly donut, and jelly roll