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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AD
ALL
BREAD
COUPLE
DEUCE
DRAGON
ITEM
JACK
LOVE
PAIR
PASSION
PITCH
PLUG
PROMOTE
PUSH
THING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DO SOME MARKETING FORStraightforward
ROMANTIC TWOSOMEModerate
TENNIS SCORING TERMSTricky
WORDS WITH “FRUIT”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DO SOME MARKETING FORStraightforward
WAYS TO ADVERTISE OR SELL SOMETHING+ 3 more…
ROMANTIC TWOSOMEModerate
WORDS FOR TWO PEOPLE IN A RELATIONSHIP+ 3 more…
TENNIS SCORING TERMSTricky
WORDS YOU HEAR CALLED OUT ON A TENNIS COURT+ 3 more…
WORDS WITH “FRUIT”Devious
THESE WORDS CAN ALL PRECEDE 'FRUIT'+ 3 more…
Full solution
DO SOME MARKETING FORStraightforward
PITCH,PLUG,PROMOTE,PUSH
PITCH, PLUG, PROMOTE, and PUSH all mean to market or advertise something, trying to get people to buy or support it.
ROMANTIC TWOSOMEModerate
COUPLE,ITEM,PAIR,THING
COUPLE, ITEM, PAIR, and THING are all informal or general terms for two people in a romantic relationship.
TENNIS SCORING TERMSTricky
AD,ALL,DEUCE,LOVE
AD, ALL, DEUCE, and LOVE are all official scoring terms used in tennis to describe the current score during a game.
WORDS WITH “FRUIT”Devious
BREAD,DRAGON,JACK,PASSION
BREAD, DRAGON, JACK, and PASSION can all precede 'fruit' to make compound words: breadfruit, dragonfruit, jackfruit, and passionfruit.