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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AGE
BACK
CHAMPION
DAY
ECHO
ELABORATE
KILO
MINUTE
PARTICULAR
PERIOD
SECOND
SUPPORT
THOROUGH
TIME
UNIFORM
VICTOR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ENDORSEStraightforward
DETAILEDModerate
ERATricky
IN THE NATO ALPHABETDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ENDORSEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO SHOW APPROVAL OR BACKING FOR SOMEONE+ 3 more…
DETAILEDModerate
WORDS MEANING COMPREHENSIVE OR PRECISE IN DESCRIPTION+ 3 more…
ERATricky
WORDS FOR A STRETCH OR SPAN OF TIME IN HISTORY+ 3 more…
IN THE NATO ALPHABETDevious
THESE ARE ALL LETTERS IN THE MILITARY PHONETIC ALPHABET+ 3 more…
Full solution
ENDORSEStraightforward
BACK,CHAMPION,SECOND,SUPPORT
BACK, CHAMPION, SECOND, and SUPPORT all mean to endorse or show approval for someone or something.
DETAILEDModerate
ELABORATE,MINUTE,PARTICULAR,THOROUGH
ELABORATE, MINUTE, PARTICULAR, and THOROUGH all mean detailed or comprehensive — paying close attention to specifics.
ERATricky
AGE,DAY,PERIOD,TIME
AGE, DAY, PERIOD, and TIME are all words that can mean an era or epoch — a defined span of time.
IN THE NATO ALPHABETDevious
ECHO,KILO,UNIFORM,VICTOR
ECHO (E), KILO (K), UNIFORM (U), and VICTOR (V) are all words used in the NATO phonetic alphabet to represent letters.