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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APOSTROPHE
ATOMIC
CEDILLA
COMMA
DIAVOLA
DRAGONFLY
HAWAIIAN
MEAT LOVERS
OKINA
OXFORD
PIGMENT
RATCHET
SERIAL
SOCIAL SECURITY
TELEPHONE
WHITE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF PIZZAStraightforward
KINDS OF NUMBERSModerate
SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKSTricky
STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF PIZZAStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT ORDER AT A PIZZERIA+ 3 more…
KINDS OF NUMBERSModerate
TYPES OF IDENTIFYING NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO PEOPLE OR THINGS+ 3 more…
SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKSTricky
PUNCTUATION MARKS THAT SHARE A SIMILAR CURVED OR HOOK-LIKE SHAPE+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSDevious
WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH AN ANIMAL FROM THE CHINESE ZODIAC+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF PIZZAStraightforward
DIAVOLA,HAWAIIAN,MEAT LOVERS,WHITE
Diavola, Hawaiian, Meat Lovers, and White are all named varieties of pizza.
KINDS OF NUMBERSModerate
ATOMIC,SERIAL,SOCIAL SECURITY,TELEPHONE
Atomic number, serial number, social security number, and telephone number are all common kinds of numbers used for identification.
SIMILARLY SHAPED TYPOGRAPHICAL MARKSTricky
APOSTROPHE,CEDILLA,COMMA,OKINA
Apostrophe, cedilla, comma, and okina are all typographical marks that share a similar small, curved or hook-like shape.
STARTING WITH CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMALSDevious
DRAGONFLY,OXFORD,PIGMENT,RATCHET
Dragonfly (DRAGON), Oxford (OX), Pigment (PIG), and Ratchet (RAT) all begin with animals from the Chinese zodiac.