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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASS ALE
BRISTOL BOARD
BUBBLE
BUMBLEBEE
CAUTION TAPE
CHARLIE BROWN
CITGO
DELTA AIRLINES
DIP PEN
ECHO CHAMBER
GOOGLE DRIVE
HIVEMIND
INDIA INK
SILO
STRAIGHTEDGE
WOLVERINE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BLACK-AND-YELLOWStraightforward
PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYSModerate
COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLSTricky
TRIANGLE LOGOSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BLACK-AND-YELLOWStraightforward
THINGS FAMOUSLY STRIPED IN BLACK AND YELLOW+ 3 more…
PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYSModerate
METAPHORS FOR ISOLATED GROUP THINKING+ 3 more…
COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLSTricky
WHAT A TRADITIONAL COMIC BOOK ARTIST MIGHT USE AT THEIR DRAWING TABLE+ 3 more…
TRIANGLE LOGOSDevious
WELL-KNOWN BRANDS WHOSE LOGOS FEATURE A TRIANGLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
BLACK-AND-YELLOWStraightforward
BUMBLEBEE,CAUTION TAPE,CHARLIE BROWN,WOLVERINE
Bumblebee, caution tape, Charlie Brown's shirt, and Wolverine's costume are all iconic for their black-and-yellow coloring
PLACES WHERE EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME WAYSModerate
BUBBLE,ECHO CHAMBER,HIVEMIND,SILO
Bubble, echo chamber, hivemind, and silo are all terms used to describe environments where people are exposed only to ideas that reinforce their existing beliefs
COMIC BOOK ARTIST'S TOOLSTricky
BRISTOL BOARD,DIP PEN,INDIA INK,STRAIGHTEDGE
Bristol board, dip pen, India ink, and straightedge are classic physical tools used by comic book artists to draw and ink pages
TRIANGLE LOGOSDevious
BASS ALE,CITGO,DELTA AIRLINES,GOOGLE DRIVE
Bass Ale, Citgo, Delta Airlines, and Google Drive all have distinctive triangle shapes prominently featured in their logos