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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BABY POWDER
BANE
BUTTER
CORNFIELD
ICEBERG
JOKER
LEAF
MILK
MUSICIANS
PENGUIN
PITCHERS
POLAR BEAR
ROMAINE
SCARECROW
SNOW
WALLS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS THAT ARE WHITEStraightforward
KINDS OF LETTUCEModerate
“BATMAN” VILLAINSTricky
THEY HAVE LITERAL/IDIOMATIC EARSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS THAT ARE WHITEStraightforward
THESE THINGS SHARE A COMMON COLOR — PURE AND BRIGHT+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LETTUCEModerate
THESE ALL BELONG IN A SALAD BOWL+ 3 more…
“BATMAN” VILLAINSTricky
GOTHAM CITY'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS+ 3 more…
THEY HAVE LITERAL/IDIOMATIC EARSDevious
EACH OF THESE 'HAS EARS' — LITERALLY OR FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS THAT ARE WHITEStraightforward
BABY POWDER,MILK,POLAR BEAR,SNOW
Baby powder, milk, polar bears, and snow are all classically white in color.
KINDS OF LETTUCEModerate
BUTTER,ICEBERG,LEAF,ROMAINE
Butter, iceberg, leaf, and romaine are all varieties of lettuce.
“BATMAN” VILLAINSTricky
BANE,JOKER,PENGUIN,SCARECROW
Bane, Joker, Penguin, and Scarecrow are all famous villains from the Batman universe.
THEY HAVE LITERAL/IDIOMATIC EARSDevious
CORNFIELD,MUSICIANS,PITCHERS,WALLS
Cornfields have ears of corn, musicians have trained ears, pitchers have handle-ears, and 'walls have ears' is a common idiom meaning someone may be listening.