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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLISS
COLD SHOULDER
COOL BEANS
DIRTY LOOK
FAR OUT
FELICITY
GOLF ACCESSORY
GOSSIP
GROOVY
HAPPINESS
HARD TIME
HOT DRINK
RIGHT ON
RUNAROUND
SHIRT
WARM FUZZIES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
POSITIVE FEELINGSStraightforward
RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVALModerate
BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONETricky
WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED "T" MIGHT REFER TODevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
POSITIVE FEELINGSStraightforward
WORDS AND PHRASES THAT DESCRIBE FEELING JOYFUL OR CONTENT+ 3 more…
RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVALModerate
SLANG PHRASES FROM PAST DECADES THAT MEAN 'AWESOME' OR 'GREAT'+ 3 more…
BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONETricky
UNKIND TREATMENTS YOU MIGHT GIVE SOMEONE YOU'RE UPSET WITH+ 3 more…
WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED "T" MIGHT REFER TODevious
THINGS THE LETTER 'T' (JUST THE LETTER, PRONOUNCED 'TEE') CAN STAND FOR+ 3 more…
Full solution
POSITIVE FEELINGSStraightforward
BLISS,FELICITY,HAPPINESS,WARM FUZZIES
BLISS, FELICITY, HAPPINESS, and WARM FUZZIES all describe states of positive emotion or well-being.
RETRO EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVALModerate
COOL BEANS,FAR OUT,GROOVY,RIGHT ON
COOL BEANS, FAR OUT, GROOVY, and RIGHT ON are all vintage slang expressions of enthusiasm or approval, popular in the 1960s–70s.
BAD THINGS TO GIVE SOMEONETricky
COLD SHOULDER,DIRTY LOOK,HARD TIME,RUNAROUND
COLD SHOULDER, DIRTY LOOK, HARD TIME, and RUNAROUND are all things you can 'give' someone that are unpleasant or dismissive.
WHAT THINGS PRONOUNCED "T" MIGHT REFER TODevious
GOLF ACCESSORY,GOSSIP,HOT DRINK,SHIRT
The letter T (pronounced 'tee') can refer to a golf tee (GOLF ACCESSORY), tea (HOT DRINK), a T-shirt (SHIRT), and tea as slang for gossip (GOSSIP).