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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BUDDY
COIN
COMIC
CULT
DATE
EVIDENCE
FIRST
HINT
INITIAL
ORIGINAL
PRIMARY
RECORD
SIGN
SILENT
STAMP
TRACE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOREMOSTStraightforward
INDICATIONModerate
ITEM IN A COLLECTIONTricky
___ MOVIEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOREMOSTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING 'FIRST IN ORDER OR IMPORTANCE'+ 3 more…
INDICATIONModerate
THESE WORDS ALL POINT TO A CLUE OR SIGNAL THAT SOMETHING EXISTS+ 3 more…
ITEM IN A COLLECTIONTricky
THINGS HOBBYISTS MIGHT KEEP IN BINDERS, SLEEVES, OR ALBUMS+ 3 more…
___ MOVIEDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'MOVIE' TO NAME A FILM GENRE OR TYPE+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOREMOSTStraightforward
FIRST,INITIAL,ORIGINAL,PRIMARY
FIRST, INITIAL, ORIGINAL, and PRIMARY all mean foremost — chief, leading, or coming before everything else.
INDICATIONModerate
EVIDENCE,HINT,SIGN,TRACE
EVIDENCE, HINT, SIGN, and TRACE are all synonyms for indication — something that points to or suggests a fact or truth.
ITEM IN A COLLECTIONTricky
COIN,COMIC,RECORD,STAMP
COIN, COMIC, RECORD, and STAMP are all items people commonly collect as a hobby, stored and organized in collections.
___ MOVIEDevious
BUDDY,CULT,DATE,SILENT
BUDDY, CULT, DATE, and SILENT can all precede MOVIE to form a recognized film category: buddy movie, cult movie, date movie, silent movie.