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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CLIP
CLIPPER
COMMUTE
FASTER
GO
HURRY
MEDICINE
MOVE
PACE
PACER
PROMPTER
RATE
ROCKET
SPEED
SPUR
VISION
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
HOW FAST SOMETHING IS GOINGStraightforward
"STEP ON IT!"Moderate
N.B.A. TEAM PLAYERTricky
TELE___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
HOW FAST SOMETHING IS GOINGStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE HOW QUICKLY SOMETHING MOVES+ 3 more…
"STEP ON IT!"Moderate
THINGS YOU MIGHT SHOUT TO URGE SOMEONE TO MOVE QUICKLY+ 3 more…
N.B.A. TEAM PLAYERTricky
EACH BECOMES AN NBA TEAM WHEN YOU ADD A LETTER OR TWO+ 3 more…
TELE___Devious
ADD 'TELE' TO THE FRONT OF EACH WORD TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
HOW FAST SOMETHING IS GOINGStraightforward
CLIP,PACE,RATE,SPEED
CLIP, PACE, RATE, and SPEED all mean the velocity or tempo at which something is moving.
"STEP ON IT!"Moderate
FASTER,GO,HURRY,MOVE
FASTER, GO, HURRY, and MOVE are all commands or exclamations urging someone to speed up, synonymous with 'Step on it!'
N.B.A. TEAM PLAYERTricky
CLIPPER,PACER,ROCKET,SPUR
CLIPPER (LA Clippers), PACER (Indiana Pacers), ROCKET (Houston Rockets), and SPUR (San Antonio Spurs) are all NBA team names minus the plural S.
TELE___Devious
COMMUTE,MEDICINE,PROMPTER,VISION
COMMUTE, MEDICINE, PROMPTER, and VISION each follow the prefix TELE— to form TELECOMMUTE, TELEMEDICINE, TELEPROMPTER, and TELEVISION.