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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACE
CHOCK
CRACKERJACK
EXPERT
GLADIATOR
HER
HOTSHOT
JACK
JOKER
POPCORN
RAPTURE
ROCKETRY
SIGNS
SOULMATE
TIRE
WRENCH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
HIGHLY SKILLEDStraightforward
USED TO FIX A FLATModerate
JOAQUIN PHOENIX MOVIESTricky
WORDS STARTING WITH MUSIC GENRESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
HIGHLY SKILLEDStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TOP-NOTCH OR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED+ 3 more…
USED TO FIX A FLATModerate
THINGS YOU FIND IN THE TRUNK WHEN YOU GET A FLAT TIRE+ 3 more…
JOAQUIN PHOENIX MOVIESTricky
FILMS STARRING JOAQUIN PHOENIX+ 3 more…
WORDS STARTING WITH MUSIC GENRESDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH A MUSIC GENRE HIDDEN INSIDE IT+ 3 more…
Full solution
HIGHLY SKILLEDStraightforward
ACE,CRACKERJACK,EXPERT,HOTSHOT
ACE, CRACKERJACK, EXPERT, and HOTSHOT all mean someone who is highly skilled or exceptionally talented at what they do.
USED TO FIX A FLATModerate
CHOCK,JACK,TIRE,WRENCH
CHOCK, JACK, TIRE (spare), and WRENCH are all items used when changing a flat tire on a vehicle.
JOAQUIN PHOENIX MOVIESTricky
GLADIATOR,HER,JOKER,SIGNS
GLADIATOR (2000), HER (2013), JOKER (2019), and SIGNS (2002) are all movies in which Joaquin Phoenix starred.
WORDS STARTING WITH MUSIC GENRESDevious
POPCORN,RAPTURE,ROCKETRY,SOULMATE
POPCORN starts with POP, RAPTURE starts with RAP, ROCKETRY starts with ROCK, and SOULMATE starts with SOUL — all music genres.