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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
TAMBOURINE
TCHOTCHKE
TELEVISION
THEREMIN
THINGAMAJIG
TIMPANI
TOUCHDOWN
TRADEMARK
TRIANGLE
TRIDENT
TRIFLE
TRILLION
TRILOBITE
TRINKET
TROMBONE
TUBERCULOSIS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
KNICKKNACKModerate
WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE”Tricky
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH “T” + LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
ALL START WITH T AND ARE PLAYED IN AN ORCHESTRA OR BAND+ 3 more…
KNICKKNACKModerate
SMALL, DECORATIVE OBJECTS OF LITTLE VALUE — TRINKETS AND BAUBLES+ 3 more…
WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE”Tricky
THESE WORDS ALL CONTAIN A PREFIX MEANING THE NUMBER THREE+ 3 more…
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH “T” + LETTERDevious
EACH OF THESE IS COMMONLY SHORTENED TO 'T' FOLLOWED BY ONE OR TWO LETTERS+ 3 more…
Full solution
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSStraightforward
TAMBOURINE,THEREMIN,TIMPANI,TROMBONE
TAMBOURINE, THEREMIN, TIMPANI, and TROMBONE are all musical instruments that begin with the letter T
KNICKKNACKModerate
TCHOTCHKE,THINGAMAJIG,TRIFLE,TRINKET
TCHOTCHKE, THINGAMAJIG, TRIFLE, and TRINKET all mean a small, worthless, or decorative object or knickknack
WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE”Tricky
TRIANGLE,TRIDENT,TRILLION,TRILOBITE
TRIANGLE (three angles), TRIDENT (three teeth), TRILLION (three powers of a million/thousand), and TRILOBITE (three lobes) all begin with the prefix 'tri-' meaning three
WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH “T” + LETTERDevious
TELEVISION,TOUCHDOWN,TRADEMARK,TUBERCULOSIS
TELEVISION (TV), TOUCHDOWN (TD), TRADEMARK (TM), and TUBERCULOSIS (TB) are all commonly abbreviated as the letter T followed by one additional letter