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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPROVED
BATON
CAVITY
CROWN
FILLING
GAP
LEAP
LIGHT
PAID
PLAQUE
SCEPTER
SCHOOL
STAFF
URGENT
VOID
WAND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SYMBOLIC RODSStraightforward
DENTAL TERMSModerate
RUBBER STAMP WORDSTricky
___ YEARDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SYMBOLIC RODSStraightforward
OBJECTS CARRIED TO SHOW AUTHORITY OR MAGICAL POWER+ 3 more…
DENTAL TERMSModerate
THINGS YOUR DENTIST TALKS ABOUT DURING A CHECKUP+ 3 more…
RUBBER STAMP WORDSTricky
WORDS YOU'D FIND STAMPED IN RED INK ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS+ 3 more…
___ YEARDevious
EACH OF THESE PRECEDES THE WORD YEAR+ 3 more…
Full solution
SYMBOLIC RODSStraightforward
BATON,SCEPTER,STAFF,WAND
BATON, SCEPTER, STAFF, and WAND are all rod-like objects that symbolize authority, power, or magic
DENTAL TERMSModerate
CAVITY,CROWN,FILLING,PLAQUE
CAVITY, CROWN, FILLING, and PLAQUE are all terms commonly used in dentistry
RUBBER STAMP WORDSTricky
APPROVED,PAID,URGENT,VOID
APPROVED, PAID, URGENT, and VOID are all words commonly found pre-inked on rubber stamps used for office documents
___ YEARDevious
GAP,LEAP,LIGHT,SCHOOL
GAP, LEAP, LIGHT, and SCHOOL all precede YEAR to form common compound phrases: gap year, leap year, light year, school year