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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CASK
COWBOY
CYLINDER
DRUM
GOLFER
JET
PENDULUM
PILOT
RAM
RAVEN
SALOON DOORS
SHEPHERD
STEER
SWING
TANK
USHER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BARREL-SHAPED CONTAINERStraightforward
GUIDEModerate
N.F.L. TEAM MEMBERTricky
THINGS THAT SWINGDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BARREL-SHAPED CONTAINERStraightforward
THESE HOLD LIQUIDS IN A ROUNDED, CYLINDRICAL FORM+ 3 more…
GUIDEModerate
WORDS MEANING TO LEAD OR DIRECT SOMEONE SOMEWHERE+ 3 more…
N.F.L. TEAM MEMBERTricky
THESE ARE ALL PLAYERS ON NFL ROSTERS — THINK TEAM NICKNAMES+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT SWINGDevious
EACH OF THESE MOVES BACK AND FORTH IN AN ARC+ 3 more…
Full solution
BARREL-SHAPED CONTAINERStraightforward
CASK,CYLINDER,DRUM,TANK
CASK, CYLINDER, DRUM, and TANK are all barrel-shaped containers used to store liquids or gases
GUIDEModerate
PILOT,USHER,SHEPHERD,STEER
PILOT, USHER, SHEPHERD, and STEER all mean to guide or direct someone or something toward a destination
N.F.L. TEAM MEMBERTricky
COWBOY,JET,RAM,RAVEN
COWBOY, JET, RAM, and RAVEN are all members (players) of NFL teams — the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, and Baltimore Ravens
THINGS THAT SWINGDevious
GOLFER,PENDULUM,SALOON DOORS,SWING
GOLFER, PENDULUM, SALOON DOORS, and SWING are all things that swing — moving in a back-and-forth or arcing motion