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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOWLING ALLEY
BOWLING BALL
BOWLING GREEN
BOWLING PINS
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
CITY HALL
COLANDER
COMMANDMENTS
DECADE
FINGERS
GOLF COURSE
HIGHWAY
SPONGE
SUPERMARKET
SWIMMING POOL
WALL STREET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GROUPS OF TENStraightforward
PLACES WITH LANESModerate
LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYCTricky
THINGS WITH HOLESDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
GROUPS OF TENStraightforward
EACH OF THESE REPRESENTS OR CONTAINS EXACTLY TEN+ 3 more…
PLACES WITH LANESModerate
PARALLEL PATHS YOU TRAVEL OR SWIM THROUGH+ 3 more…
LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYCTricky
ICONIC SPOTS YOU'D FIND ON A MAP OF LOWER MANHATTAN+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH HOLESDevious
EACH OF THESE IS FULL OF HOLES BY DESIGN OR NATURE+ 3 more…
Full solution
GROUPS OF TENStraightforward
BOWLING PINS,COMMANDMENTS,DECADE,FINGERS
Bowling pins (10 in a set), Commandments (10 in the Bible), Decade (10 years), and Fingers (10 on two hands) all represent the number ten
PLACES WITH LANESModerate
BOWLING ALLEY,HIGHWAY,SUPERMARKET,SWIMMING POOL
Bowling alley, Highway, Supermarket, and Swimming pool all have designated lanes for movement or competition
LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYCTricky
BOWLING GREEN,BROOKLYN BRIDGE,CITY HALL,WALL STREET
Bowling Green, Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall, and Wall Street are all well-known landmarks in downtown New York City
THINGS WITH HOLESDevious
BOWLING BALL,COLANDER,GOLF COURSE,SPONGE
Bowling ball (3 finger holes), Colander (drainage holes), Golf course (18 holes), and Sponge (porous with many holes) all feature holes as a defining characteristic