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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIT
BOTS
BUCK
CAME
ERR
FALL
FLASH
JIFF
KEN
NET
SEC
SIN
SPUR
STRAY
SUN
TAN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SHORT PERIOD OF TIMEStraightforward
DO WRONGModerate
N.B.A. PLAYERTricky
STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SHORT PERIOD OF TIMEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING 'JUST A MOMENT'+ 3 more…
DO WRONGModerate
WORDS MEANING TO TRANSGRESS OR GO OFF THE RIGHT PATH+ 3 more…
N.B.A. PLAYERTricky
EACH IS THE SHORTENED NAME OF AN NBA TEAM'S PLAYER+ 3 more…
STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIESDevious
BEGINNINGS OF AFRICAN NATION NAMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
SHORT PERIOD OF TIMEStraightforward
BIT,FLASH,JIFF,SEC
BIT, FLASH, JIFF, and SEC are all informal words meaning a very short period of time.
DO WRONGModerate
ERR,FALL,SIN,STRAY
ERR, FALL, SIN, and STRAY all mean to do wrong or deviate from moral correctness.
N.B.A. PLAYERTricky
BUCK,NET,SPUR,SUN
BUCK, NET, SPUR, and SUN are singular forms of NBA team names (Bucks, Nets, Spurs, Suns), referring to players on those teams.
STARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIESDevious
BOTS,CAME,KEN,TAN
BOTS, CAME, KEN, and TAN are the starting letters of African countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, and Tanzania.