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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALL
BEAT
CAPE
CRATER
GORGE
HAMMER
HANGER
HILLS
LEVEL
LOCKER
NAIL
POUND
PRINT
PULSE
RIDGE
THUMP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THROBStraightforward
LANDFORMSModerate
PICTURE HANGING NEEDSTricky
FOOT___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THROBStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO PULSATE RHYTHMICALLY, LIKE A HEART+ 3 more…
LANDFORMSModerate
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES YOU MIGHT FIND ON A MAP OR IN NATURE+ 3 more…
PICTURE HANGING NEEDSTricky
THINGS YOU'D GATHER BEFORE PUTTING ART ON YOUR WALL+ 3 more…
FOOT___Devious
EACH BECOMES A NEW WORD WHEN 'FOOT' IS ADDED TO THE FRONT+ 3 more…
Full solution
THROBStraightforward
BEAT,POUND,PULSE,THUMP
BEAT, POUND, PULSE, and THUMP all mean to throb or pulsate, as a heartbeat does
LANDFORMSModerate
CAPE,CRATER,GORGE,RIDGE
CAPE, CRATER, GORGE, and RIDGE are all landforms — physical features of the Earth's surface
PICTURE HANGING NEEDSTricky
HAMMER,HANGER,LEVEL,NAIL
HAMMER, HANGER, LEVEL, and NAIL are all items needed when hanging a picture on a wall
FOOT___Devious
BALL,HILLS,LOCKER,PRINT
BALL, HILLS, LOCKER, and PRINT can all follow FOOT to make FOOTBALL, FOOTHILLS, FOOTLOCKER, and FOOTPRINT