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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIRDIE
CATTLE
DOGIE
DOLLY
FISHEYE
FORMULA
FUNCTION
HUDDLE
JOHNNY
MACRO
MEET
PATSY
SCRIPT
TEAMS
WILLIE
ZOOM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
VIDEO CALL PLATFORMSStraightforward
SPREADSHEET FEATURESModerate
FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDSTricky
STARTING WITH PETSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
VIDEO CALL PLATFORMSStraightforward
WAYS TO SEE COLLEAGUES' FACES WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR DESK+ 3 more…
SPREADSHEET FEATURESModerate
TOOLS THAT MAKE SPREADSHEET CELLS DO THE HEAVY LIFTING+ 3 more…
FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDSTricky
LEGENDARY COUNTRY MUSIC STARS — JUST THEIR FIRST NAMES+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH PETSDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH A COMMON HOUSEHOLD PET+ 3 more…
Full solution
VIDEO CALL PLATFORMSStraightforward
HUDDLE,MEET,TEAMS,ZOOM
HUDDLE, MEET, TEAMS, and ZOOM are all platforms used for video conferencing and virtual meetings.
SPREADSHEET FEATURESModerate
FORMULA,FUNCTION,MACRO,SCRIPT
FORMULA, FUNCTION, MACRO, and SCRIPT are all features used in spreadsheet software like Excel or Google Sheets to automate calculations and tasks.
FIRST NAMES OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDSTricky
DOLLY,JOHNNY,PATSY,WILLIE
DOLLY (Parton), JOHNNY (Cash), PATSY (Cline), and WILLIE (Nelson) are the first names of iconic country music legends.
STARTING WITH PETSDevious
BIRDIE,CATTLE,DOGIE,FISHEYE
Each word starts with a pet: BIRDIE (bird), CATTLE (cat), DOGIE (dog), and FISHEYE (fish).