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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADIDAS
BAT
CABARET
CAROUSEL
CATS
CHICAGO
DUST
IRON
MOP
NIKE
PUMA
REEBOK
SPIDER
SUPER
SWEEP
VACUUM
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SNEAKER BRANDSStraightforward
MUSICALS BEGINNING WITH “C”Moderate
CLEANING VERBSTricky
___ MAN SUPERHEROESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SNEAKER BRANDSStraightforward
ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR COMPANIES YOU'D FIND AT A SPORTS STORE+ 3 more…
MUSICALS BEGINNING WITH “C”Moderate
BROADWAY SHOWS WHOSE TITLES START WITH THE THIRD LETTER OF THE ALPHABET+ 3 more…
CLEANING VERBSTricky
HOUSEHOLD CHORES INVOLVING GETTING RID OF DIRT+ 3 more…
___ MAN SUPERHEROESDevious
COMIC BOOK HEROES WHOSE NAMES END IN 'MAN'+ 3 more…
Full solution
SNEAKER BRANDSStraightforward
ADIDAS,NIKE,PUMA,REEBOK
ADIDAS, NIKE, PUMA, and REEBOK are all major sneaker and athletic shoe brands.
MUSICALS BEGINNING WITH “C”Moderate
CABARET,CAROUSEL,CATS,CHICAGO
CABARET, CAROUSEL, CATS, and CHICAGO are all famous musicals whose titles begin with the letter C.
CLEANING VERBSTricky
DUST,MOP,SWEEP,VACUUM
DUST, MOP, SWEEP, and VACUUM are all verbs describing ways to clean a home.
___ MAN SUPERHEROESDevious
BAT,IRON,SPIDER,SUPER
BAT, IRON, SPIDER, and SUPER all precede MAN to form the names of iconic superheroes: Batman, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Superman.