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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACKPACK
COMPASS
DISCO BALL
DRESSING ROOM
DRY ICE
FOG MACHINE
HIKING BOOTS
HUMIDIFIER
INCENSE
KALEIDOSCOPE
MEDICINE CABINET
NETTLE
PIQUE
WATER BOTTLE
WATERFALL
WIND UP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS TO BRING ON A TREKStraightforward
ANGERModerate
MIST MAKERSTricky
THINGS WITH MIRRORSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS TO BRING ON A TREKStraightforward
PACK THESE BEFORE HITTING THE TRAIL+ 3 more…
ANGERModerate
WORDS MEANING TO IRRITATE OR INFURIATE+ 3 more…
MIST MAKERSTricky
THESE ALL PRODUCE A HAZY, VAPOROUS ATMOSPHERE+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH MIRRORSDevious
LOOK CAREFULLY — THESE ALL CONTAIN REFLECTIVE SURFACES+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS TO BRING ON A TREKStraightforward
BACKPACK,COMPASS,HIKING BOOTS,WATER BOTTLE
Backpack, compass, hiking boots, and water bottle are all essential gear you'd bring on a hiking trek or outdoor adventure.
ANGERModerate
INCENSE,NETTLE,PIQUE,WIND UP
Incense, nettle, pique, and wind up are all verbs meaning to annoy, irritate, or make someone angry.
MIST MAKERSTricky
DRY ICE,FOG MACHINE,HUMIDIFIER,WATERFALL
Dry ice, fog machine, humidifier, and waterfall all create or release mist, vapor, or fog into the air.
THINGS WITH MIRRORSDevious
DISCO BALL,DRESSING ROOM,KALEIDOSCOPE,MEDICINE CABINET
Disco ball, dressing room, kaleidoscope, and medicine cabinet all incorporate mirrors as a key functional or structural element.