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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACK
BANNER
BILLBOARD
CHAMPION
ENDORSE
FIRST
HERE
INITIAL
MAIDEN
POSTER
PREMIER
SIGN
SUPPORT
THEME
USE
WEE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ADVERTISING FORMATStraightforward
INAUGURALModerate
ADVOCATE FORTricky
PRONOUN PLUS “E”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ADVERTISING FORMATStraightforward
WAYS TO DISPLAY A PUBLIC MESSAGE OR ADVERTISEMENT+ 3 more…
INAUGURALModerate
WORDS MEANING 'FIRST' OR 'ORIGINAL'+ 3 more…
ADVOCATE FORTricky
TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT OR PROMOTE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING+ 3 more…
PRONOUN PLUS “E”Devious
EACH WORD IS A PRONOUN WITH THE LETTER E ADDED+ 3 more…
Full solution
ADVERTISING FORMATStraightforward
BANNER,BILLBOARD,POSTER,SIGN
BANNER, BILLBOARD, POSTER, and SIGN are all formats used to display advertisements or public messages.
INAUGURALModerate
FIRST,INITIAL,MAIDEN,PREMIER
FIRST, INITIAL, MAIDEN, and PREMIER all mean the very first or original instance of something.
ADVOCATE FORTricky
BACK,CHAMPION,ENDORSE,SUPPORT
BACK, CHAMPION, ENDORSE, and SUPPORT all mean to advocate for or actively promote a person or cause.
PRONOUN PLUS “E”Devious
HERE,THEME,USE,WEE
HERE = HER + E, THEME = THEM + E, USE = US + E, WEE = WE + E — each word is a pronoun with an 'E' appended.