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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARIZONA
COLORADO
CRUSH
GENESIS
HAWK
KANSAS
MONTANA
MUG
NEVADA
RUSH
SOPRANO
SPRITE
SQUIRT
STARK
UTAH
YES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
U.S. MOUNTAIN STATESStraightforward
SODA BRANDSModerate
CLASSIC ROCK BANDSTricky
TONY ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
U.S. MOUNTAIN STATESStraightforward
STATES CLUSTERED AROUND THE ROCKIES+ 3 more…
SODA BRANDSModerate
FIZZY DRINKS YOU CAN FIND AT THE CORNER STORE+ 3 more…
CLASSIC ROCK BANDSTricky
BANDS THAT RULED ROCK RADIO IN THE 70S AND 80S+ 3 more…
TONY ___Devious
FAMOUS FICTIONAL AND REAL FIGURES WHO SHARE A FIRST NAME+ 3 more…
Full solution
U.S. MOUNTAIN STATESStraightforward
ARIZONA,COLORADO,NEVADA,UTAH
Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah are all U.S. Mountain States located in the Rocky Mountain region of the American West.
SODA BRANDSModerate
CRUSH,MUG,SPRITE,SQUIRT
Crush, Mug, Sprite, and Squirt are all well-known soda (soft drink) brands.
CLASSIC ROCK BANDSTricky
GENESIS,KANSAS,RUSH,YES
Genesis, Kansas, Rush, and Yes are all classic rock bands from the 1970s–80s era, known for progressive and hard rock music.
TONY ___Devious
HAWK,MONTANA,SOPRANO,STARK
Hawk, Montana, Soprano, and Stark all follow 'Tony' — Tony Hawk (skateboarder), Tony Montana (Scarface), Tony Soprano (The Sopranos), and Tony Stark (Iron Man).