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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARROWS
BIRDIE
BOGEY
CRAFTS
DOLLY
EAGLE
GENTLE
KATE
MEAN
NORM
OLIVE BRANCH
PAR
SHIELD
SPOKES
STANDARD
YANKEES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AVERAGEStraightforward
PICTURED ON THE U.S. GREAT SEALModerate
PROPER NOUNS IN BROADWAY MUSICAL TITLES THAT ARE SPOKEN PHRASESTricky
___MANDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AVERAGEStraightforward
WORDS THAT ALL MEAN 'TYPICAL' OR 'MIDDLE OF THE ROAD'+ 3 more…
PICTURED ON THE U.S. GREAT SEALModerate
SYMBOLS AND IMAGERY FOUND ON THE BACK OF A DOLLAR BILL'S SEAL+ 3 more…
PROPER NOUNS IN BROADWAY MUSICAL TITLES THAT ARE SPOKEN PHRASESTricky
FIRST NAMES OR WORDS THAT COMPLETE FAMOUS BROADWAY MUSICAL TITLES BEGINNING WITH 'BYE BYE,' 'HELLO,' 'KISS ME,' OR 'DAMN'+ 3 more…
___MANDevious
EACH WORD PAIRS WITH 'MAN' TO FORM A COMPOUND WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
AVERAGEStraightforward
MEAN,NORM,PAR,STANDARD
MEAN, NORM, PAR, and STANDARD are all synonyms for 'average' or a typical benchmark.
PICTURED ON THE U.S. GREAT SEALModerate
ARROWS,EAGLE,OLIVE BRANCH,SHIELD
ARROWS, EAGLE, OLIVE BRANCH, and SHIELD are all elements depicted on the U.S. Great Seal.
PROPER NOUNS IN BROADWAY MUSICAL TITLES THAT ARE SPOKEN PHRASESTricky
BIRDIE,DOLLY,KATE,YANKEES
BIRDIE (Bye Bye Birdie), DOLLY (Hello, Dolly!), KATE (Kiss Me, Kate), and YANKEES (Damn Yankees) are proper nouns in Broadway musical titles that are spoken phrases.
___MANDevious
BOGEY,CRAFTS,GENTLE,SPOKES
BOGEY+MAN, CRAFTS+MAN, GENTLE+MAN, and SPOKES+MAN all form compound words ending in MAN.