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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALERT
BOHÈME
BREA
CHIME
DING
FIDDLER
HERMIT
KING
PAZ
PING
PRINT
SCALA
SHOT
SNAP
SNOW
STILL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONSStraightforward
PHOTOModerate
KINDS OF CRABSTricky
LA ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONSStraightforward
SOUNDS YOUR PHONE OR SMARTWATCH MIGHT MAKE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION+ 3 more…
PHOTOModerate
WORDS FOR A SINGLE CAPTURED IMAGE+ 3 more…
KINDS OF CRABSTricky
THESE CRUSTACEANS ALL HAVE A SPECIFIC TYPE NAME BEFORE 'CRAB'+ 3 more…
LA ___Devious
COMPLETE A FAMOUS NAME OR PLACE BY ADDING 'LA' BEFORE EACH WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
DIGITAL NOTIFICATIONSStraightforward
ALERT,CHIME,DING,PING
ALERT, CHIME, DING, and PING are all terms for digital notifications or the sounds devices make to signal an incoming message or reminder
PHOTOModerate
PRINT,SHOT,SNAP,STILL
PRINT, SHOT, SNAP, and STILL are all informal or formal words for a photograph
KINDS OF CRABSTricky
FIDDLER,HERMIT,KING,SNOW
FIDDLER, HERMIT, KING, and SNOW are all types of crabs — fiddler crab, hermit crab, king crab, and snow crab
LA ___Devious
BOHÈME,BREA,PAZ,SCALA
BOHÈME, BREA, PAZ, and SCALA all follow 'La' to form famous names: La Bohème (opera), La Brea (tar pits), La Paz (city), and La Scala (opera house)