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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BODY
BOUNCE
DUNK
FLOATER
FLOWER
LAYUP
LIFT
ONLY
PERCH
PIKE
POSTER
PROBLEM
SKATE
SOLE
THREE
VOLUME
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BASKETBALL SHOTSStraightforward
FISHModerate
QUALITIES OF THICK HAIRTricky
___ CHILDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BASKETBALL SHOTSStraightforward
WAYS TO SCORE IN HOOPS+ 3 more…
FISHModerate
THESE CREATURES LIVE UNDERWATER+ 3 more…
QUALITIES OF THICK HAIRTricky
WHAT A SHAMPOO COMMERCIAL PROMISES YOUR LOCKS+ 3 more…
___ CHILDDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'CHILD'+ 3 more…
Full solution
BASKETBALL SHOTSStraightforward
DUNK,FLOATER,LAYUP,THREE
DUNK, FLOATER, LAYUP, and THREE are all types of basketball shots.
FISHModerate
PERCH,PIKE,SKATE,SOLE
PERCH, PIKE, SKATE, and SOLE are all types of fish.
QUALITIES OF THICK HAIRTricky
BODY,BOUNCE,LIFT,VOLUME
BODY, BOUNCE, LIFT, and VOLUME are all qualities used to describe thick, full hair.
___ CHILDDevious
FLOWER,ONLY,POSTER,PROBLEM
FLOWER, ONLY, POSTER, and PROBLEM all precede the word CHILD to form common compound phrases.