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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ANGEL
BALLPARK
BROAD
BROW
DADA
FRICK
FUDGE
GENERAL
MET
MOMA
RAY
ROUGH
ROYAL
SHOOT
SISI
SUGAR
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
APPROXIMATEStraightforward
MILD OATHSModerate
MLB PLAYERTricky
FAMILY MEMBER NICKNAME PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
APPROXIMATEStraightforward
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE ESTIMATES THAT AREN'T PRECISE+ 3 more…
MILD OATHSModerate
THESE ARE POLITE SUBSTITUTES FOR SWEAR WORDS+ 3 more…
MLB PLAYERTricky
EACH CAN FOLLOW 'LOS ANGELES' OR PRECEDE A BASEBALL TEAM NAME+ 3 more…
FAMILY MEMBER NICKNAME PLUS A LETTERDevious
FAMILY NICKNAMES WITH AN EXTRA LETTER ATTACHED+ 3 more…
Full solution
APPROXIMATEStraightforward
BALLPARK,BROAD,GENERAL,ROUGH
BALLPARK, BROAD, GENERAL, and ROUGH all mean approximate or not exact — as in a ballpark figure or a rough estimate
MILD OATHSModerate
FRICK,FUDGE,SHOOT,SUGAR
FRICK, FUDGE, SHOOT, and SUGAR are all mild euphemistic oaths — substitutes for stronger curse words
MLB PLAYERTricky
ANGEL,MET,RAY,ROYAL
ANGEL, MET, RAY, and ROYAL are all MLB player nicknames — an Angel (Los Angeles), Met (New York), Ray (Tampa Bay), and Royal (Kansas City)
FAMILY MEMBER NICKNAME PLUS A LETTERDevious
BROW,DADA,MOMA,SISI
BROW (BRO+W), DADA (DAD+A), MOMA (MOM+A), and SISI (SIS+I) are each a family member nickname with one letter added — referencing eyebrow, the art museum MoMA, the Dada art movement, and Empress Sisi