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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALTERNATOR
AT LAST
BATTERY
CHOPPED
CONTROL
ENGINE
ESCAPE
GREEK
HERALD
HOUSE
HYDRANT
RADIATOR
SHIFT
SPACE
TRITONE
WEDGE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
UNDER THE HOOD OF A CARStraightforward
KINDS OF SALADModerate
KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTHDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
UNDER THE HOOD OF A CARStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND WHEN YOU POP THE HOOD OF YOUR VEHICLE+ 3 more…
KINDS OF SALADModerate
THESE ALL COME BEFORE THE WORD 'SALAD'+ 3 more…
KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
YOU PRESS THESE ON YOUR KEYBOARD, BUT THEY AREN'T LETTERS OR NUMBERS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTHDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH THE NAME OF A FIGURE FROM GREEK MYTHOLOGY+ 3 more…
Full solution
UNDER THE HOOD OF A CARStraightforward
ALTERNATOR,BATTERY,ENGINE,RADIATOR
ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ENGINE, and RADIATOR are all components found under the hood of a car
KINDS OF SALADModerate
CHOPPED,GREEK,HOUSE,WEDGE
CHOPPED, GREEK, HOUSE, and WEDGE are all types of salad (chopped salad, Greek salad, house salad, wedge salad)
KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
CONTROL,ESCAPE,SHIFT,SPACE
CONTROL, ESCAPE, SHIFT, and SPACE are all keys found on a standard keyboard
STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTHDevious
AT LAST,HERALD,HYDRANT,TRITONE
AT LAST starts with ATLAS, HERALD starts with HERA, HYDRANT starts with HYDRA, and TRITONE starts with TRITON — all figures from Greek myth