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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTICLE
BALCONY
BOX
EVEN
FEATURE
FLAT
FLOOR
FLUSH
LEVEL
ORCHESTRA
REPORT
ROCK
SHOCK
STAGE
STORY
SURPRISE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FLABBERGASTStraightforward
BIT OF JOURNALISMModerate
ON THE SAME PLANETricky
THEATER SECTIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FLABBERGASTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO UTTERLY ASTONISH SOMEONE+ 3 more…
BIT OF JOURNALISMModerate
THINGS A JOURNALIST MIGHT WRITE OR FILE+ 3 more…
ON THE SAME PLANETricky
WORDS MEANING SMOOTH, HORIZONTAL, OR AT THE SAME HEIGHT+ 3 more…
THEATER SECTIONSDevious
PARTS OF A THEATER YOU MIGHT SIT OR PERFORM IN+ 3 more…
Full solution
FLABBERGASTStraightforward
FLOOR,ROCK,SHOCK,SURPRISE
FLOOR, ROCK, SHOCK, and SURPRISE are all synonyms for 'flabbergast,' meaning to astonish or stun someone completely
BIT OF JOURNALISMModerate
ARTICLE,FEATURE,REPORT,STORY
ARTICLE, FEATURE, REPORT, and STORY are all types of journalistic pieces or writing that appear in newspapers or magazines
ON THE SAME PLANETricky
EVEN,FLAT,FLUSH,LEVEL
EVEN, FLAT, FLUSH, and LEVEL all describe surfaces or things that are on the same plane, smooth, or perfectly horizontal
THEATER SECTIONSDevious
BALCONY,BOX,ORCHESTRA,STAGE
BALCONY, BOX, ORCHESTRA, and STAGE are all sections or areas found within a traditional theater building