All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MISO PASTE, PARMESAN, SOY SAUCE, and VEGEMITE are all foods exceptionally high in umami, the savory fifth taste, due to their glutamate content
CHOPSTICKS, FÜR ELISE, HEART AND SOUL, and THE ENTERTAINER are all classic beginner piano pieces that novice players commonly learn early in their musical education
FORTUNE (cookie), PEOPLE (person), SPIN (derella), and TIME (machine) — each phrase starts with the name of a famous magazine
COINCIDENTALLY ends in ALLY (no — TOTAL), DIM SUM ends in SUM, TEETOTAL ends in TOTAL, and VISCOUNT ends in COUNT — all synonyms for aggregate or total amount