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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASTROTURF
BOLOGNESE
CREAMSICLE
FUJIFILM
HASSELBLAD
JOURNEYMAN
JUMBOTRON
KISSCAM
NEAPOLITAN
OLYMPUS
PARMESAN
POLAROID
RUSHMORE
SCOREBOARD
SKYBOX
VENETIAN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SEEN AT A SPORTS STADIUMStraightforward
CAMERA BRANDSModerate
ITALIAN DEMONYMSTricky
STARTING WITH ROCK BANDSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
SEEN AT A SPORTS STADIUMStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND INSIDE A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ARENA+ 3 more…
CAMERA BRANDSModerate
COMPANIES THAT MAKE CAMERAS OR FILM+ 3 more…
ITALIAN DEMONYMSTricky
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE SOMETHING ORIGINATING FROM AN ITALIAN CITY+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH ROCK BANDSDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH THE NAME OF A ROCK BAND+ 3 more…
Full solution
SEEN AT A SPORTS STADIUMStraightforward
ASTROTURF,JUMBOTRON,SCOREBOARD,SKYBOX
Astroturf (artificial grass), Jumbotron (giant screen), scoreboard, and skybox are all features commonly found at professional sports stadiums.
CAMERA BRANDSModerate
FUJIFILM,HASSELBLAD,OLYMPUS,POLAROID
Fujifilm, Hasselblad, Olympus, and Polaroid are all well-known camera or photographic film brands.
ITALIAN DEMONYMSTricky
BOLOGNESE,NEAPOLITAN,PARMESAN,VENETIAN
Bolognese (Bologna), Neapolitan (Naples), Parmesan (Parma), and Venetian (Venice) are all demonyms or adjectives derived from Italian cities.
STARTING WITH ROCK BANDSDevious
CREAMSICLE,JOURNEYMAN,KISSCAM,RUSHMORE
Each word starts with a rock band name: CREAM-sicle, JOURNEY-man, KISS-cam, RUSH-more.