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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALTIC
BIG
BLACK
BOOT
BOUNCE
EARTH
EJECT
GROUND
LAND
PHILADELPHIA
PHILIPPINE
RED
SOIL
SPLASH
SULLY
TOSS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THROW OUTStraightforward
TERRA FIRMAModerate
SEASTricky
TOM HANKS MOVIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THROW OUTStraightforward
WAYS TO FORCIBLY REMOVE SOMEONE FROM A PLACE+ 3 more…
TERRA FIRMAModerate
WORDS FOR THE SOLID GROUND BENEATH YOUR FEET+ 3 more…
SEASTricky
BODIES OF WATER FOUND ON A WORLD MAP+ 3 more…
TOM HANKS MOVIESDevious
FILMS STARRING A BELOVED HOLLYWOOD EVERYMAN+ 3 more…
Full solution
THROW OUTStraightforward
BOOT,BOUNCE,EJECT,TOSS
BOOT, BOUNCE, EJECT, and TOSS all mean to throw someone out or forcibly remove them.
TERRA FIRMAModerate
EARTH,GROUND,LAND,SOIL
EARTH, GROUND, LAND, and SOIL all refer to terra firma, the solid surface of the planet.
SEASTricky
BALTIC,BLACK,PHILIPPINE,RED
BALTIC, BLACK, PHILIPPINE, and RED are all names of seas around the world.
TOM HANKS MOVIESDevious
BIG,PHILADELPHIA,SPLASH,SULLY
BIG, PHILADELPHIA, SPLASH, and SULLY are all movies starring Tom Hanks.