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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CAR AIR FRESHENER
CHRISTMAS
CUP
FABRICATION
FISH STORY
HOOK
NEEDLES
PLUTONIUM
SCAR TISSUE
STITCH MARKER
STRAP
TALL TALE
TRAMPOLINE
TURPENTINE
UNDERWIRE
YARN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUITE THE SAGAStraightforward
PARTS OF A BRAModerate
ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREESTricky
STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUITE THE SAGAStraightforward
THESE ALL MEAN AN ELABORATE, EMBELLISHED LIE OR STORY+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A BRAModerate
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF AN UNDERGARMENT+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREESTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT CONNECT TO A PINE TREE+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERSDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH THE NAME OF A DISNEY CHARACTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUITE THE SAGAStraightforward
FABRICATION,FISH STORY,TALL TALE,YARN
FABRICATION, FISH STORY, TALL TALE, and YARN all mean an exaggerated or made-up story — a lie dressed up as an adventure.
PARTS OF A BRAModerate
CUP,HOOK,STRAP,UNDERWIRE
CUP, HOOK, STRAP, and UNDERWIRE are all physical parts that make up the construction of a bra.
ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREESTricky
CAR AIR FRESHENER,CHRISTMAS,NEEDLES,TURPENTINE
CAR AIR FRESHENER, CHRISTMAS, NEEDLES, and TURPENTINE are all strongly associated with pine trees — their scent, their season, their spines, and their sap.
STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERSDevious
PLUTONIUM,SCAR TISSUE,STITCH MARKER,TRAMPOLINE
PLUTONIUM starts with PLUTO, SCAR TISSUE starts with SCAR, STITCH MARKER starts with STITCH, and TRAMPOLINE starts with TRAMP — all Disney characters hidden at the front.