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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CARMELA
CECE
COOKIE
COUNT
CUZ
EDIE
EMMY
GRAMMY
JUNIOR
KATIE
MEADOW
MUMMY
OSCAR
POP
SNUFFY
TONY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SOPRANOSStraightforward
FAMILIAL NICKNAMESModerate
“SESAME STREET” CHARACTERSTricky
NAMES THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SOPRANOSStraightforward
CHARACTERS FROM A LEGENDARY HBO MOB DRAMA+ 3 more…
FAMILIAL NICKNAMESModerate
WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A RELATIVE AT A FAMILY REUNION+ 3 more…
“SESAME STREET” CHARACTERSTricky
RESIDENTS OF A FAMOUS EDUCATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD+ 3 more…
NAMES THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSDevious
EACH NAME SECRETLY CONTAINS EXACTLY TWO LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
SOPRANOSStraightforward
CARMELA,JUNIOR,MEADOW,TONY
Carmela, Junior, Meadow, and Tony are all characters from the HBO series The Sopranos
FAMILIAL NICKNAMESModerate
CUZ,GRAMMY,MUMMY,POP
Cuz, Grammy, Mummy, and Pop are all informal nicknames used for family members
“SESAME STREET” CHARACTERSTricky
COOKIE,COUNT,OSCAR,SNUFFY
Cookie (Monster), Count (von Count), Oscar (the Grouch), and Snuffy (Mr. Snuffleupagus) are all Sesame Street characters
NAMES THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSDevious
CECE,EDIE,EMMY,KATIE
CeCe (CC), Edie (ED), Emmy (ME), and Katie (KT) each phonetically spell out two alphabet letters