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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BASKET
BETTER
BLANKET
BOMBER
COOLER
ECLIPSE
FEDORA
PAGAN
SATCHEL
SMARTER
SURPASS
TOP
UTENSILS
VIXEN
WHIP
WIDEN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
OUTDOStraightforward
PICNIC ACCESSORIESModerate
PARTS OF AN INDIANA JONES COSTUMETricky
RHYMES OF U.S. PRESIDENT NAMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
OUTDOStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO EXCEED OR BEAT SOMEONE ELSE+ 3 more…
PICNIC ACCESSORIESModerate
THINGS YOU'D BRING TO EAT OUTSIDE IN A PARK+ 3 more…
PARTS OF AN INDIANA JONES COSTUMETricky
GEAR ASSOCIATED WITH A FAMOUS FICTIONAL ARCHAEOLOGIST+ 3 more…
RHYMES OF U.S. PRESIDENT NAMESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE U.S. PRESIDENT SURNAMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
OUTDOStraightforward
BETTER,ECLIPSE,SURPASS,TOP
BETTER, ECLIPSE, SURPASS, and TOP all mean to outdo or exceed someone or something in performance or achievement.
PICNIC ACCESSORIESModerate
BASKET,BLANKET,COOLER,UTENSILS
BASKET, BLANKET, COOLER, and UTENSILS are all items commonly brought along for a picnic.
PARTS OF AN INDIANA JONES COSTUMETricky
BOMBER,FEDORA,SATCHEL,WHIP
BOMBER (jacket), FEDORA (hat), SATCHEL (bag), and WHIP are all iconic parts of Indiana Jones's signature costume.
RHYMES OF U.S. PRESIDENT NAMESDevious
PAGAN,SMARTER,VIXEN,WIDEN
PAGAN rhymes with Reagan, SMARTER rhymes with Carter, VIXEN rhymes with Nixon, and WIDEN rhymes with Biden — all U.S. presidents.