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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BATMAN
BORE
BORG
CLICK
DEVIL
DRAG
ELF
GRAF
HOVER
KING
PIERCE
POKE
PUNCH
SCROLL
SINNER
VULCAN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MOUSE ACTIONSStraightforward
PERFORATEModerate
ONES WITH POINTY EARSTricky
WIMBLEDON WINNERSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MOUSE ACTIONSStraightforward
THINGS YOU DO WITH A COMPUTER MOUSE+ 3 more…
PERFORATEModerate
WAYS TO MAKE A HOLE IN SOMETHING+ 3 more…
ONES WITH POINTY EARSTricky
FICTIONAL OR MYTHICAL FIGURES KNOWN FOR THEIR POINTY EARS+ 3 more…
WIMBLEDON WINNERSDevious
CHAMPIONS WHO HAVE WON THE WIMBLEDON TENNIS TOURNAMENT+ 3 more…
Full solution
MOUSE ACTIONSStraightforward
CLICK,DRAG,HOVER,SCROLL
CLICK, DRAG, HOVER, and SCROLL are all actions performed using a computer mouse.
PERFORATEModerate
BORE,PIERCE,POKE,PUNCH
BORE, PIERCE, POKE, and PUNCH all mean to perforate or make a hole in something.
ONES WITH POINTY EARSTricky
BATMAN,DEVIL,ELF,VULCAN
BATMAN, DEVIL, ELF, and VULCAN are all characters or beings famously depicted with pointy ears.
WIMBLEDON WINNERSDevious
BORG,GRAF,KING,SINNER
BORG (Björn), GRAF (Steffi), KING (Billie Jean), and SINNER (Jannik) are all Wimbledon singles champions.