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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BABY
BOARDWALK
CHANCE
COMMON
FUTURE
GO
ICE CUBE
JAIL
MIDNIGHT
POWDER
Q-TIP
ROYAL
SEA
SIN
SISTER
WONDER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MONOPOLY SQUARESStraightforward
SHADES OF BLUEModerate
RAPPERSTricky
MEMBERS OF A SEPTETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MONOPOLY SQUARESStraightforward
PLACES AND SPACES ON A CLASSIC BOARD GAME+ 3 more…
SHADES OF BLUEModerate
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'BLUE'+ 3 more…
RAPPERSTricky
HIP-HOP ARTISTS KNOWN BY A SINGLE NAME OR MONIKER+ 3 more…
MEMBERS OF A SEPTETDevious
ADD A WORD BEFORE THESE TO COMPLETE A FAMOUS GROUP OF SEVEN+ 3 more…
Full solution
MONOPOLY SQUARESStraightforward
BOARDWALK,CHANCE,GO,JAIL
BOARDWALK, CHANCE, GO, and JAIL are all squares you can land on in the classic board game Monopoly.
SHADES OF BLUEModerate
BABY,MIDNIGHT,POWDER,ROYAL
BABY blue, MIDNIGHT blue, POWDER blue, and ROYAL blue are all named shades of the color blue.
RAPPERSTricky
COMMON,FUTURE,ICE CUBE,Q-TIP
COMMON, FUTURE, ICE CUBE, and Q-TIP are all well-known rappers in hip-hop.
MEMBERS OF A SEPTETDevious
SEA,SIN,SISTER,WONDER
SEVEN SEAS, SEVEN SINS, SEVEN SISTERS, and STEVIE WONDER — these all follow 'SEVEN' to form famous phrases or names (Seven Seas, Seven Sins, Seven Sisters, Stevie Wonder).