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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACKPACK
BACKSIDE
BAT
BOUQUET
BUSTLE
CABOOSE
COOKBOOK
HUBBUB
MALLET
NITWIT
RACKET
SEAT
STICK
TAIL
TRAIN
VEIL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DERRIEREStraightforward
USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTSModerate
COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLETricky
RHYMING COMPOUND WORDSDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
DERRIEREStraightforward
WORDS FOR THE PART OF THE BODY YOU SIT ON+ 3 more…
USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTSModerate
EQUIPMENT USED TO STRIKE A BALL IN VARIOUS SPORTS+ 3 more…
COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLETricky
THINGS A BRIDE WEARS OR CARRIES ON HER WEDDING DAY+ 3 more…
RHYMING COMPOUND WORDSDevious
COMPOUND WORDS WHERE BOTH PARTS RHYME WITH EACH OTHER+ 3 more…
Full solution
DERRIEREStraightforward
BACKSIDE,CABOOSE,SEAT,TAIL
BACKSIDE, CABOOSE, SEAT, and TAIL are all informal or euphemistic terms for the buttocks or derriere.
USED TO HIT A BALL IN SPORTSModerate
BAT,MALLET,RACKET,STICK
BAT, MALLET, RACKET, and STICK are all implements used to hit a ball in sports like baseball, croquet, tennis, and hockey.
COMPONENTS OF A BRIDE’S ENSEMBLETricky
BOUQUET,BUSTLE,TRAIN,VEIL
BOUQUET, BUSTLE, TRAIN, and VEIL are all traditional parts of a bride's wedding ensemble — flowers, dress structure, dress tail, and face covering.
RHYMING COMPOUND WORDSDevious
BACKPACK,COOKBOOK,HUBBUB,NITWIT
BACKPACK, COOKBOOK, HUBBUB, and NITWIT are compound words in which the two components rhyme: back/pack, cook/book, hub/bub, nit/wit.