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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTICLE
BUBBLE GUM
CARNATION
DEPUTY
DEREK JETER
ERASER
ESSAY
FLAMINGO
FOXTROT
HOTEL
PAPER
PENCIL
REPORT
SILVER MEDAL
VICTOR
YANKEE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WRITING ASSIGNMENTSStraightforward
THINGS THAT ARE PINKModerate
NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETTricky
ASSOCIATED WITH #2Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WRITING ASSIGNMENTSStraightforward
THINGS A STUDENT MIGHT TURN IN TO A TEACHER+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE PINKModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN SHADES OF ROSY BLUSH+ 3 more…
NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETTricky
WORDS USED BY PILOTS AND MILITARY TO SPELL THINGS OUT+ 3 more…
ASSOCIATED WITH #2Devious
ALL CONNECTED TO THE NUMBER TWO+ 3 more…
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WRITING ASSIGNMENTSStraightforward
ARTICLE,ESSAY,PAPER,REPORT
Article, essay, paper, and report are all types of written assignments students produce in school.
THINGS THAT ARE PINKModerate
BUBBLE GUM,CARNATION,ERASER,FLAMINGO
Bubble gum, carnation, eraser, and flamingo are all famously pink in color.
NATO PHONETIC ALPHABETTricky
FOXTROT,HOTEL,VICTOR,YANKEE
Foxtrot, hotel, victor, and yankee are all letters in the NATO phonetic alphabet (F, H, V, Y).
ASSOCIATED WITH #2Devious
DEPUTY,DEREK JETER,PENCIL,SILVER MEDAL
Deputy is second-in-command, Derek Jeter wore #2, a pencil is a #2 pencil, and a silver medal goes to second place — all associated with the number 2.