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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUCKS
HAIL
HEAT
JAZZ
KAYAK
LEVEL
MOM
NETS
OPTION
RACECAR
RAIN
RETURN
SHIFT
SLEET
SNOW
TAB
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WET WEATHERStraightforward
NBA TEAMSModerate
KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
PALINDROMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WET WEATHERStraightforward
THINGS THAT FALL FROM THE SKY IN COLD OR STORMY WEATHER+ 3 more…
NBA TEAMSModerate
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL FRANCHISES+ 3 more…
KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
BUTTONS YOU'LL FIND ON A COMPUTER KEYBOARD+ 3 more…
PALINDROMESDevious
WORDS THAT READ THE SAME FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS+ 3 more…
Full solution
WET WEATHERStraightforward
HAIL,RAIN,SLEET,SNOW
HAIL, RAIN, SLEET, and SNOW are all forms of precipitation associated with wet or wintry weather.
NBA TEAMSModerate
BUCKS,HEAT,JAZZ,NETS
BUCKS (Milwaukee), HEAT (Miami), JAZZ (Utah), and NETS (Brooklyn) are all NBA team names.
KEYBOARD KEYSTricky
OPTION,RETURN,SHIFT,TAB
OPTION, RETURN, SHIFT, and TAB are all keys found on a standard computer keyboard.
PALINDROMESDevious
KAYAK,LEVEL,MOM,RACECAR
KAYAK, LEVEL, MOM, and RACECAR are all palindromes — words that spell the same in both directions.