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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTICLE
BALL
BUTT
CLATTER
COLUMN
FEATURE
FORE
NET
OAR
PADDLE
RACKET
ROW
RUCKUS
SEW
STORY
TABLE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BIT OF NEWSPAPER WRITINGStraightforward
NOISY DISTURBANCEModerate
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSTricky
HOMOPHONES OF COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BIT OF NEWSPAPER WRITINGStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE+ 3 more…
NOISY DISTURBANCEModerate
WORDS FOR A LOUD, CHAOTIC COMMOTION+ 3 more…
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSTricky
EQUIPMENT YOU'D FIND AT A PING-PONG MATCH+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONSDevious
THEY SOUND LIKE 'AND,' 'BUT,' 'OR,' AND 'SO' — BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY+ 3 more…
Full solution
BIT OF NEWSPAPER WRITINGStraightforward
ARTICLE,COLUMN,FEATURE,STORY
ARTICLE, COLUMN, FEATURE, and STORY are all types of writing found in newspapers or magazines.
NOISY DISTURBANCEModerate
CLATTER,RACKET,ROW,RUCKUS
CLATTER, RACKET, ROW, and RUCKUS all mean a noisy disturbance or uproar.
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSTricky
BALL,NET,PADDLE,TABLE
BALL, NET, PADDLE, and TABLE are all items needed to play table tennis (ping-pong).
HOMOPHONES OF COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONSDevious
BUTT,FORE,OAR,SEW
BUTT (but), FORE (for), OAR (or), and SEW (so) are homophones of the coordinating conjunctions but, for, or, and so.