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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ADAMS
AMY
CHEVY CHASE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ
DRAW
FORD
GEOFFREY RUSH
GRANT
JOHN MALKOVICH
LAS VEGAS
OMAHA
PRIVATE RYAN
STRIP
STUD
TOM CRUISE
WASHINGTON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
U.S. PRESIDENTSStraightforward
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBSModerate
KINDS OF POKERTricky
PROPER NOUNS AFTER GERUNDS IN '90S MOVIE TITLESDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
U.S. PRESIDENTSStraightforward
THESE SURNAMES BELONG TO MEN WHO LIVED AT 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE+ 3 more…
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBSModerate
FAMOUS ACTORS WHOSE SURNAMES DOUBLE AS ACTION WORDS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF POKERTricky
VARIETIES OF A CLASSIC CARD GAME PLAYED AT THE CASINO TABLE+ 3 more…
PROPER NOUNS AFTER GERUNDS IN '90S MOVIE TITLESDevious
COMPLETE A '90S MOVIE TITLE BY ADDING A GERUND BEFORE EACH OF THESE+ 3 more…
Full solution
U.S. PRESIDENTSStraightforward
ADAMS,FORD,GRANT,WASHINGTON
Adams, Ford, Grant, and Washington are all last names of U.S. Presidents
ACTORS WHOSE LAST NAMES ARE ALSO VERBSModerate
CHEVY CHASE,CHRISTOPH WALTZ,GEOFFREY RUSH,TOM CRUISE
Chevy Chase, Christoph Waltz, Geoffrey Rush, and Tom Cruise all have last names that are also common verbs
KINDS OF POKERTricky
DRAW,OMAHA,STRIP,STUD
Draw, Omaha, Strip, and Stud are all types of poker
PROPER NOUNS AFTER GERUNDS IN '90S MOVIE TITLESDevious
AMY,JOHN MALKOVICH,LAS VEGAS,PRIVATE RYAN
These complete 1990s movie titles when preceded by a gerund: Being John Malkovich, Leaving Las Vegas, Saving Private Ryan, and Chasing Amy