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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACRYLIC
BEASTIE
GOUACHE
GUSTO
KITCHEN
OIL
PANACHE
PEPPER
PUBLIC
RUN
SALT
TEMPERA
TOWN
VERVE
VINEGAR
WRITER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PAINTING MEDIAStraightforward
ESPRITModerate
STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPSTricky
GHOST ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PAINTING MEDIAStraightforward
THESE ARE ALL SUBSTANCES AN ARTIST MIGHT SQUEEZE FROM A TUBE OR MIX ON A PALETTE+ 3 more…
ESPRITModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN LIVELY ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, OR SPIRIT+ 3 more…
STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPSTricky
ADD 'BOYS,' 'ENEMY,' 'DMC,' OR 'N-PEPA' TO COMPLETE LEGENDARY RAP GROUPS+ 3 more…
GHOST ___Devious
PAIR EACH WORD WITH 'GHOST' IN FRONT TO GET SOMETHING SPOOKY OR SURPRISING+ 3 more…
Full solution
PAINTING MEDIAStraightforward
ACRYLIC,GOUACHE,OIL,TEMPERA
ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, and TEMPERA are all types of painting media used by visual artists, distinguished by their binders and properties
ESPRITModerate
GUSTO,PANACHE,VERVE,VINEGAR
GUSTO, PANACHE, VERVE, and VINEGAR (in the sense of 'piss and vinegar') all convey spirited energy or élan, synonyms of esprit
STARTS OF CLASSIC HIP-HOP GROUPSTricky
BEASTIE,PUBLIC,RUN,SALT
BEASTIE (Boys), PUBLIC (Enemy), RUN (DMC), and SALT (N-Pepa) are the first words of classic hip-hop group names
GHOST ___Devious
KITCHEN,PEPPER,TOWN,WRITER
GHOST KITCHEN, GHOST PEPPER, GHOST TOWN, and GHOST WRITER are all common compound words or phrases beginning with GHOST