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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOLT
COLON
COMMA
DASH
DOJA
FAT
FINS
HOUSE
HYPHEN
JUNGLE
MASK
PERIOD
RACE
SNORKEL
SPRINT
TANK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SCUBA GEARStraightforward
PUNCTUATION MARKSModerate
RUN QUICKLYTricky
___ CATDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SCUBA GEARStraightforward
WHAT A DIVER STRAPS ON BEFORE PLUNGING UNDERWATER+ 3 more…
PUNCTUATION MARKSModerate
TINY SYMBOLS THAT GIVE SENTENCES THEIR RHYTHM AND PAUSE+ 3 more…
RUN QUICKLYTricky
WORDS MEANING TO MOVE AT HIGH SPEED ON FOOT+ 3 more…
___ CATDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'CAT' TO FORM A FAMILIAR PHRASE OR NAME+ 3 more…
Full solution
SCUBA GEARStraightforward
FINS,MASK,SNORKEL,TANK
FINS, MASK, SNORKEL, and TANK are all pieces of equipment used in scuba diving.
PUNCTUATION MARKSModerate
COLON,COMMA,HYPHEN,PERIOD
COLON, COMMA, HYPHEN, and PERIOD are all punctuation marks used in writing.
RUN QUICKLYTricky
BOLT,DASH,RACE,SPRINT
BOLT, DASH, RACE, and SPRINT all mean to run quickly.
___ CATDevious
DOJA,FAT,HOUSE,JUNGLE
DOJA, FAT, HOUSE, and JUNGLE can each precede CAT to make DOJA CAT, FAT CAT, HOUSE CAT, and JUNGLE CAT.