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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BAD
BEE
BOY
BY
CROP
CURIOUS
EX
FLY
FRESH
GEE
JAY
POLO
RAD
SAINT
TANK
TEE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SHIRTSStraightforward
COOL, IN ’80S SLANGModerate
LETTER SPELLINGSTricky
___ GEORGEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SHIRTSStraightforward
TYPES OF SHIRTS YOU MIGHT WEAR+ 3 more…
COOL, IN ’80S SLANGModerate
WORDS THAT MEANT 'AWESOME' BACK IN THE DAY+ 3 more…
LETTER SPELLINGSTricky
HOW YOU SAY CERTAIN ALPHABET LETTERS OUT LOUD+ 3 more…
___ GEORGEDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE A FAMOUS GEORGE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SHIRTSStraightforward
CROP,POLO,TANK,TEE
CROP, POLO, TANK, and TEE are all types of shirts.
COOL, IN ’80S SLANGModerate
BAD,FLY,FRESH,RAD
BAD, FLY, FRESH, and RAD were all slang terms meaning 'cool' in the 1980s.
LETTER SPELLINGSTricky
BEE,EX,GEE,JAY
BEE (B), EX (X), GEE (G), and JAY (J) are the phonetic spellings of letters of the alphabet.
___ GEORGEDevious
BOY,BY,CURIOUS,SAINT
BOY GEORGE, BY GEORGE, CURIOUS GEORGE, and SAINT GEORGE all follow a word to form a famous phrase or name featuring 'George'.