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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BRAD
DON
LEO
MIC
NAIL
PASS
PIN
PUNT
RAIN
RAP
SNAP
SPIKE
SPRING
TACK
TAP
WELL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SOURCES OF DRINKING WATERStraightforward
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A FOOTBALLModerate
SHARP FASTENERSTricky
STARTS OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SOURCES OF DRINKING WATERStraightforward
WHERE YOUR DRINKING WATER MIGHT COME FROM+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A FOOTBALLModerate
ACTIONS YOU MIGHT TAKE ON THE GRIDIRON+ 3 more…
SHARP FASTENERSTricky
POINTED THINGS YOU'D FIND IN A TOOLBOX OR SEWING KIT+ 3 more…
STARTS OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESDevious
BEGINNINGS OF NAMES OF THOSE HEROES IN A HALF SHELL+ 3 more…
Full solution
SOURCES OF DRINKING WATERStraightforward
RAIN,SPRING,TAP,WELL
RAIN, SPRING, TAP, and WELL are all sources from which people can obtain drinking water.
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A FOOTBALLModerate
PASS,PUNT,SNAP,SPIKE
PASS, PUNT, SNAP, and SPIKE are all things you can do with a football during a game.
SHARP FASTENERSTricky
BRAD,NAIL,PIN,TACK
BRAD, NAIL, PIN, and TACK are all sharp fasteners used to attach or secure materials.
STARTS OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESDevious
DON,LEO,MIC,RAP
DON, LEO, MIC, and RAP are the starting letters/sounds of Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael — the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.