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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AIRPLANE
BOWTIE
BRONCO
COWBOY
ELBOW
HIP
KNEE
MOTHER
OKLAHOMA
PACKER
RAVEN
SHELL
SHOULDER
SPIRAL
THEM
WRIST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NFL PLAYERSStraightforward
PASTA SHAPESModerate
JOINTSTricky
MOVIES WITH “!”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NFL PLAYERSStraightforward
EACH OF THESE COULD FOLLOW 'DENVER,' 'DALLAS,' 'GREEN BAY,' OR 'BALTIMORE' ON A FOOTBALL ROSTER+ 3 more…
PASTA SHAPESModerate
THESE ARE ALL FORMS PASTA CAN TAKE BEFORE IT HITS THE SAUCE+ 3 more…
JOINTSTricky
YOUR BODY BENDS AND FLEXES AT EACH OF THESE SPOTS+ 3 more…
MOVIES WITH “!”Devious
THESE WORDS BECOME CLASSIC FILM TITLES ONLY WHEN YOU ADD AN EXCLAMATION MARK+ 3 more…
Full solution
NFL PLAYERSStraightforward
BRONCO,COWBOY,PACKER,RAVEN
Bronco, Cowboy, Packer, and Raven are all NFL team nicknames (Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens)
PASTA SHAPESModerate
BOWTIE,ELBOW,SHELL,SPIRAL
Bowtie, Elbow, Shell, and Spiral are all common pasta shapes (farfalle, elbow macaroni, conchiglie, fusilli)
JOINTSTricky
HIP,KNEE,SHOULDER,WRIST
Hip, Knee, Shoulder, and Wrist are all joints in the human body
MOVIES WITH “!”Devious
AIRPLANE,MOTHER,OKLAHOMA,THEM
Airplane!, Mother!, Oklahoma!, and Them! are all movie titles that include an exclamation mark as part of the official title