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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALLEY
BILL
BOB
COURT
DON
GEAR
KIT
LANE
PAT
PUT ON
SPORT
STUFF
TACKLE
TOM
WAY
WEAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EQUIPMENTStraightforward
DRESS INModerate
STREET SUFFIXESTricky
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EQUIPMENTStraightforward
WORDS FOR TOOLS, SUPPLIES, OR PARAPHERNALIA YOU BRING TO AN ACTIVITY+ 3 more…
DRESS INModerate
VERBS MEANING TO PUT ON CLOTHING+ 3 more…
STREET SUFFIXESTricky
WORDS THAT CAN FOLLOW A NAME TO COMPLETE A STREET ADDRESS+ 3 more…
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGSDevious
SHORTENED NAMES THAT ALSO HAVE EVERYDAY NON-NAME MEANINGS+ 3 more…
Full solution
EQUIPMENTStraightforward
GEAR,KIT,STUFF,TACKLE
GEAR, KIT, STUFF, and TACKLE are all informal words meaning equipment or supplies needed for an activity
DRESS INModerate
DON,PUT ON,SPORT,WEAR
DON, PUT ON, SPORT, and WEAR all mean to dress yourself in or display a piece of clothing
STREET SUFFIXESTricky
ALLEY,COURT,LANE,WAY
ALLEY, COURT, LANE, and WAY are all common suffixes used in street names and addresses
NICKNAMES THAT HAVE OTHER MEANINGSDevious
BILL,BOB,PAT,TOM
BILL, BOB, PAT, and TOM are all nicknames (for William, Robert, Patricia/Patrick, and Thomas) that also function as common English words with unrelated meanings