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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANTS
BASE
BASKET
BLANKET
BREEZE
CINCH
COCOA
FOOT
HIDE
MASK
OBSCURE
PICKLE
PICNIC
RHEO
SEOUL
SNAP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PIECE OF CAKEStraightforward
CONCEALModerate
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMESTricky
HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PIECE OF CAKEStraightforward
THESE ALL MEAN SOMETHING REQUIRES VERY LITTLE EFFORT+ 3 more…
CONCEALModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO COVER UP OR KEEP OUT OF SIGHT+ 3 more…
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMESTricky
ADD 'BALL' TO EACH WORD TO GET A SPORT+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMSDevious
EACH SOUNDS LIKE A PIXAR OR ANIMATED FILM TITLE WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
PIECE OF CAKEStraightforward
BREEZE,CINCH,PICNIC,SNAP
BREEZE, CINCH, PICNIC, and SNAP are all informal synonyms for something very easy, like 'piece of cake'
CONCEALModerate
BLANKET,HIDE,MASK,OBSCURE
BLANKET, HIDE, MASK, and OBSCURE all mean to conceal or cover something
WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMESTricky
BASE,BASKET,FOOT,PICKLE
BASE, BASKET, FOOT, and PICKLE each precede 'ball' to form the sports baseball, basketball, football, and pickleball
HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMSDevious
ANTS,COCOA,RHEO,SEOUL
ANTS sounds like 'Antz', COCOA sounds like 'Coco', RHEO sounds like 'Rио', and SEOUL sounds like 'Soul' — all CGI-animated films