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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRASS
CARS
CHEEK
COPPER
ELEPHANTS
GALL
GOLD
LIBERTY
MERCURY
NERVE
NICKEL
SILVER
SKY
SPARKS
SWIMMERS
TREES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SHAMELESS BOLDNESSStraightforward
METAL ELEMENTSModerate
W.N.B.A. TEAMSTricky
THINGS WITH TRUNKSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SHAMELESS BOLDNESSStraightforward
WORDS MEANING AUDACIOUS IMPUDENCE OR NERVE+ 3 more…
METAL ELEMENTSModerate
THESE ARE ALL CHEMICAL ELEMENTS FOUND ON THE PERIODIC TABLE THAT ARE METALS+ 3 more…
W.N.B.A. TEAMSTricky
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FRANCHISES IN THE WNBA+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH TRUNKSDevious
THINGS THAT ALL HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A 'TRUNK'+ 3 more…
Full solution
SHAMELESS BOLDNESSStraightforward
BRASS,CHEEK,GALL,NERVE
BRASS, CHEEK, GALL, and NERVE are all informal words meaning shameless boldness or audacity
METAL ELEMENTSModerate
COPPER,GOLD,NICKEL,SILVER
COPPER, GOLD, NICKEL, and SILVER are all metallic chemical elements on the periodic table
W.N.B.A. TEAMSTricky
MERCURY,SKY,SPARKS,LIBERTY
MERCURY (Phoenix), SKY (Chicago), SPARKS (Los Angeles), and LIBERTY (New York) are all WNBA team names
THINGS WITH TRUNKSDevious
CARS,ELEPHANTS,SWIMMERS,TREES
CARS have trunks for storage, ELEPHANTS have trunks as appendages, SWIMMERS wear trunks as swimwear, and TREES have trunks as their main stems