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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ABBA
ABBOTT
BONES
COCONUT
CROWN
DOME
ELEMENTARY
FRY
KAYAK
KEY
KOJAK
LAUREL
MONK
NUN
SKULL
STATS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SLANG FOR HEADStraightforward
PALINDROMESModerate
POLICE PROCEDURALSTricky
FIRST IN A COMEDY DUODevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SLANG FOR HEADStraightforward
INFORMAL WORDS FOR THE THING SITTING ON YOUR SHOULDERS+ 3 more…
PALINDROMESModerate
THESE WORDS READ THE SAME FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS+ 3 more…
POLICE PROCEDURALSTricky
TV SHOWS WHERE SOLVING CRIMES IS THE MAIN EVENT+ 3 more…
FIRST IN A COMEDY DUODevious
THE FIRST HALF OF A FAMOUS COMEDY PARTNERSHIP+ 3 more…
Full solution
SLANG FOR HEADStraightforward
COCONUT,CROWN,DOME,SKULL
COCONUT, CROWN, DOME, and SKULL are all slang terms for the human head.
PALINDROMESModerate
ABBA,KAYAK,NUN,STATS
ABBA, KAYAK, NUN, and STATS are all palindromes — words that spell the same backward as forward.
POLICE PROCEDURALSTricky
BONES,ELEMENTARY,KOJAK,MONK
BONES, ELEMENTARY, KOJAK, and MONK are all television police procedural dramas.
FIRST IN A COMEDY DUODevious
ABBOTT,FRY,KEY,LAUREL
ABBOTT (and Costello), FRY (and Laurie), KEY (and Peele), and LAUREL (and Hardy) are each the first-named member of a classic comedy duo.