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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACTION
AQUARIUM
BASIN
BLUFF
CAPE
CASE
CLAIM
GEOMETRY
KITTY
PLAIN
POOL
POT
PURSE
SUIT
SUN
TAMPA BAY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FUNDStraightforward
COURT FILINGModerate
LANDFORMSTricky
THEY HAVE RAYSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FUNDStraightforward
WORDS FOR A SHARED STASH OF MONEY+ 3 more…
COURT FILINGModerate
WHAT A LAWYER MIGHT FILE AT THE COURTHOUSE+ 3 more…
LANDFORMSTricky
NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE+ 3 more…
THEY HAVE RAYSDevious
THINGS THAT CONTAIN OR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RAYS — BUT NOT THE ANIMAL+ 3 more…
Full solution
FUNDStraightforward
KITTY,POOL,POT,PURSE
KITTY, POOL, POT, and PURSE all refer to a collected fund or shared sum of money
COURT FILINGModerate
ACTION,CASE,CLAIM,SUIT
ACTION, CASE, CLAIM, and SUIT are all legal terms for something filed in court
LANDFORMSTricky
BASIN,BLUFF,CAPE,PLAIN
BASIN, BLUFF, CAPE, and PLAIN are all landforms found on Earth's surface
THEY HAVE RAYSDevious
AQUARIUM,GEOMETRY,SUN,TAMPA BAY
AQUARIUM (stingray exhibit), GEOMETRY (rays as line figures), SUN (sunrays), and TAMPA BAY (the Tampa Bay Rays hockey/baseball teams) all have rays