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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARIE
BELL
BROWN
COLORFUL
EMPANADA
FATAYER
GUMMY
JASMINE
MOAN
PASTY
RAY
SAMOSA
STICKY
SUGARY
SUSHI
URSINE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF RICEStraightforward
GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORSModerate
SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIESTricky
DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF RICEStraightforward
THESE WORDS CAN ALL PRECEDE OR DESCRIBE A GRAIN SERVED IN BOWLS AND ROLLS+ 3 more…
GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORSModerate
WORDS THAT COULD DESCRIBE THOSE CHEWY, COLORFUL, BEAR-SHAPED CANDIES+ 3 more…
SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIESTricky
THESE ARE ALL HAND-HELD, DOUGH-WRAPPED, SAVORY FILLED PASTRIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD+ 3 more…
DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTERDevious
DISNEY PRINCESS NAMES WITH THEIR FINAL LETTER REMOVED+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF RICEStraightforward
BROWN,JASMINE,STICKY,SUSHI
Brown, jasmine, sticky, and sushi are all varieties or descriptors of rice
GUMMY BEAR DESCRIPTORSModerate
COLORFUL,GUMMY,SUGARY,URSINE
Colorful, gummy, sugary, and ursine (bear-like) are all adjectives that describe gummy bears
SAVORY STUFFED PASTRIESTricky
EMPANADA,FATAYER,PASTY,SAMOSA
Empanada (Latin America), fatayer (Middle East), pasty (UK), and samosa (South Asia) are all savory stuffed pastries
DISNEY PRINCESSES MINUS LAST LETTERDevious
ARIE,BELL,MOAN,RAY
Ariel minus L = ARIE, Belle minus E = BELL, Moana minus A = MOAN, Raya minus A = RAY