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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANKLE
CAST
CHUCK
CREW
FICTION
FLING
HUMOR
HURL
HYPE
MARKET
PITCH
ROMANCE
SELL
SWEAT
TRAVEL
TUBE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PROMOTEStraightforward
THROWModerate
BOOKSTORE SECTIONSTricky
___ SOCKSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PROMOTEStraightforward
WAYS TO ADVERTISE OR ADVOCATE FOR SOMETHING+ 3 more…
THROWModerate
SEND SOMETHING FLYING THROUGH THE AIR+ 3 more…
BOOKSTORE SECTIONSTricky
PLACES YOU'D BROWSE IN A BARNES & NOBLE+ 3 more…
___ SOCKSDevious
TYPES OF SOCKS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A DRAWER+ 3 more…
Full solution
PROMOTEStraightforward
HYPE,MARKET,PITCH,SELL
HYPE, MARKET, PITCH, and SELL all mean to promote or advertise a product or idea.
THROWModerate
CAST,CHUCK,FLING,HURL
CAST, CHUCK, FLING, and HURL all mean to throw something.
BOOKSTORE SECTIONSTricky
FICTION,HUMOR,ROMANCE,TRAVEL
FICTION, HUMOR, ROMANCE, and TRAVEL are all sections commonly found in a bookstore.
___ SOCKSDevious
ANKLE,CREW,SWEAT,TUBE
ANKLE, CREW, SWEAT, and TUBE all precede the word SOCKS to name a specific style.