All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EWE (the animal), U (the letter), YEW (the tree), and YOU (the pronoun) are all homophones — they all sound identical when pronounced.
BOAT, CREW, SCOOP, and V are all types of necklines found on shirts, blouses, and dresses, describing the cut around the collar area.
GRAND (slang), K (abbreviation for kilo-), M (Roman numeral for 1,000), and THOU (archaic/informal term) are all ways to express the number 1,000.
SUPER precedes each word: Super 8 (motel chain/film format), Super Bowl (NFL championship), Super Glue (adhesive brand), and Super Tuesday (major primary election day).