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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANCHOR
BACKBONE
BACKFLIP
BELLYFLOP
CANNONBALL
CORNERSTONE
ECHO
HAM
JACKKNIFE
PARROT
PILLAR
PIRATE
QUOTE
REPEAT
SATELLITE
TALK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOLStraightforward
REITERATEModerate
MAINSTAYTricky
___ RADIODevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOLStraightforward
DRAMATIC DIVES AND JUMPS INTO THE WATER+ 3 more…
REITERATEModerate
SAY IT AGAIN — WAYS TO REPEAT WHAT WAS SAID+ 3 more…
MAINSTAYTricky
WORDS FOR SOMETHING THAT PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SUPPORT+ 3 more…
___ RADIODevious
TYPES OF RADIO THAT PRECEDE THE WORD 'RADIO'+ 3 more…
Full solution
SPLASHY WAYS TO ENTER A POOLStraightforward
BACKFLIP,BELLYFLOP,CANNONBALL,JACKKNIFE
BACKFLIP, BELLYFLOP, CANNONBALL, and JACKKNIFE are all showy or memorable ways to jump or dive into a swimming pool.
REITERATEModerate
ECHO,PARROT,REPEAT,QUOTE
ECHO, PARROT, REPEAT, and QUOTE all mean to say or reproduce something again, either literally or figuratively.
MAINSTAYTricky
ANCHOR,BACKBONE,CORNERSTONE,PILLAR
ANCHOR, BACKBONE, CORNERSTONE, and PILLAR all mean a central or essential supporting element of something.
___ RADIODevious
HAM,PIRATE,SATELLITE,TALK
HAM, PIRATE, SATELLITE, and TALK all precede the word RADIO to form common compound terms: ham radio, pirate radio, satellite radio, and talk radio.