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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BET
CAFETERIA
CAMP
CORNER
DELT
DORM
DRAMATIC
HAMMY
LAMB
LIBRARY
OVERDONE
QUAD
SURROUND
THE
TRAP
TREE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PARTS OF A COLLEGE CAMPUSStraightforward
EXAGGERATED, AS A PERFORMANCEModerate
CLOSE IN ONTricky
STARTS OF GREEK LETTERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PARTS OF A COLLEGE CAMPUSStraightforward
PLACES YOU'D FIND ON A UNIVERSITY MAP+ 3 more…
EXAGGERATED, AS A PERFORMANCEModerate
OVER-THE-TOP, THEATRICAL, OR CHEWING THE SCENERY+ 3 more…
CLOSE IN ONTricky
WAYS TO HEM SOMEONE IN WITH NO ESCAPE+ 3 more…
STARTS OF GREEK LETTERSDevious
ADD 'A' TO COMPLETE A LETTER IN THE GREEK ALPHABET+ 3 more…
Full solution
PARTS OF A COLLEGE CAMPUSStraightforward
CAFETERIA,DORM,LIBRARY,QUAD
CAFETERIA, DORM, LIBRARY, and QUAD are all common locations found on a college campus.
EXAGGERATED, AS A PERFORMANCEModerate
CAMP,DRAMATIC,HAMMY,OVERDONE
CAMP, DRAMATIC, HAMMY, and OVERDONE all describe a performance style that is exaggerated or theatrical beyond what's realistic.
CLOSE IN ONTricky
CORNER,SURROUND,TRAP,TREE
CORNER, SURROUND, TRAP, and TREE all mean to close in on someone or something, leaving them with no way out.
STARTS OF GREEK LETTERSDevious
BET,DELT,LAMB,THE
BET(a), DELT(a), LAMB(da), and THE(ta) are all the beginnings of Greek letters when 'a' (or 'da'/'ta') is appended.