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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOWLING BALL
CAKE DONUT
CANDY CORN
CHERRY TOMATO
CONGER
CRINGY
EYE
GULPER
MOON
MORAY
OPINE
ORANGE
PIZZA PIE
RIBBON
STIED
THAT'S
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SPHERICAL THINGSStraightforward
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODSModerate
KINDS OF EELSTricky
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SPHERICAL THINGSStraightforward
ROUND OBJECTS YOU MIGHT FIND IN VERY DIFFERENT PLACES+ 3 more…
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODSModerate
SNACKS AND TREATS WHOSE NAMES COMBINE TWO EDIBLE WORDS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF EELSTricky
SLITHERY SEA CREATURES WITH SPECIFIC NAMES+ 3 more…
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERSDevious
ACCESSORIES HIDDEN BETWEEN A WORD'S FIRST AND LAST LETTERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
SPHERICAL THINGSStraightforward
BOWLING BALL,EYE,MOON,ORANGE
Bowling ball, eye, moon, and orange are all spherical in shape.
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODSModerate
CAKE DONUT,CANDY CORN,CHERRY TOMATO,PIZZA PIE
Cake donut, candy corn, cherry tomato, and pizza pie each have a name made up of two food words.
KINDS OF EELSTricky
CONGER,GULPER,MORAY,RIBBON
Conger, gulper, moray, and ribbon are all types of eels.
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERSDevious
CRINGY,OPINE,STIED,THAT'S
Each word contains an accessory hidden inside its starting and ending letters: CRINGY (ring), OPINE (pin), STIED (tie), THAT'S (hat).