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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASKETBALL
CARROT
CART
CIRCLE
CLUB
GOLDFISH
HOLE
HORSESHOE
PITCHFORK
POLE
PUMPKIN
ROD
STAFF
STICK
TEE
TRIANGLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGEStraightforward
LONG, SKINNY OBJECTSModerate
SEEN ON A GOLF COURSETricky
SHAPES OF CAPITAL GREEK LETTERSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGEStraightforward
THESE THINGS ALL SHARE THE SAME WARM, VIBRANT HUE+ 3 more…
LONG, SKINNY OBJECTSModerate
ELONGATED, NARROW OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE USED FOR SUPPORT OR SPORT+ 3 more…
SEEN ON A GOLF COURSETricky
YOU'D FIND ALL OF THESE OUT ON THE LINKS+ 3 more…
SHAPES OF CAPITAL GREEK LETTERSDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS DESCRIBES THE SHAPE OF AN UPPERCASE GREEK LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGEStraightforward
BASKETBALL,CARROT,GOLDFISH,PUMPKIN
Basketball, carrot, goldfish, and pumpkin are all famously orange in color
LONG, SKINNY OBJECTSModerate
POLE,ROD,STAFF,STICK
Pole, rod, staff, and stick are all long, thin, elongated objects
SEEN ON A GOLF COURSETricky
CART,CLUB,HOLE,TEE
Cart, club, hole, and tee are all things associated with a golf course
SHAPES OF CAPITAL GREEK LETTERSDevious
CIRCLE,HORSESHOE,PITCHFORK,TRIANGLE
Circle (Omicron/Theta), horseshoe (Omega), pitchfork (Psi), and triangle (Delta) are all shapes of capital Greek letters