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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOARD
BRONZER
CHIP
CRACKER
DALE
DELL
GORGE
HOLLOW
LOG
NUT
PINKY
PRETZEL
REDO
SPLINTER
TANG
TREE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CRUNCHY SNACK ITEMStraightforward
VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WOODModerate
AREAS OF LOW GROUNDTricky
COLORS PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CRUNCHY SNACK ITEMStraightforward
SALTY, SATISFYING MUNCHIES YOU MIGHT FIND IN A PARTY BOWL+ 3 more…
VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WOODModerate
THINGS MADE OF WOOD, FROM SMALL TO LARGE+ 3 more…
AREAS OF LOW GROUNDTricky
WORDS FOR A LOW-LYING, OFTEN WOODED DEPRESSION IN THE LANDSCAPE+ 3 more…
COLORS PLUS A LETTERDevious
EACH WORD HIDES A COLOR WITH AN EXTRA LETTER TACKED ON+ 3 more…
Full solution
CRUNCHY SNACK ITEMStraightforward
CHIP,CRACKER,NUT,PRETZEL
CHIP, CRACKER, NUT, and PRETZEL are all classic crunchy snack foods commonly eaten as finger foods or party snacks.
VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WOODModerate
BOARD,LOG,SPLINTER,TREE
BOARD, LOG, SPLINTER, and TREE all represent different quantities or forms of wood, ranging from a tiny splinter to an entire tree.
AREAS OF LOW GROUNDTricky
DALE,DELL,GORGE,HOLLOW
DALE, DELL, GORGE, and HOLLOW are all words describing low-lying areas or depressions in the terrain, often found in poetic or rural language.
COLORS PLUS A LETTERDevious
BRONZER,PINKY,REDO,TANG
BRONZER (BRONZE + R), PINKY (PINK + Y), REDO (RED + O), and TANG (TAN + G) are each a color with one additional letter appended to the end.