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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMERICA
BUDDY
CHICAGO
CRINGE
FOREIGNER
FOREST
FRIDAY
JOURNEY
MOVIE EXEC
PANTHER
SCREWBALL
STONER
SURFER
TECH BRO
VALLEY GIRL
WIDOW
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPESStraightforward
COMEDY SUBGENRESModerate
'70S ROCK BANDSTricky
BLACK ___Devious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPESStraightforward
STEREOTYPES YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER ON A TRIP TO THE GOLDEN STATE+ 3 more…
COMEDY SUBGENRESModerate
TYPES OF COMEDY THAT DESCRIBE A FILM'S STYLE OR TONE+ 3 more…
'70S ROCK BANDSTricky
CLASSIC ROCK BANDS NAMED AFTER PLACES OR PEOPLE THAT RULED THE '70S AIRWAVES+ 3 more…
BLACK ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'BLACK' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE OR TITLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPESStraightforward
MOVIE EXEC,SURFER,TECH BRO,VALLEY GIRL
MOVIE EXEC, SURFER, TECH BRO, and VALLEY GIRL are all well-known character tropes associated with California culture and lifestyle
COMEDY SUBGENRESModerate
BUDDY,CRINGE,SCREWBALL,STONER
BUDDY, CRINGE, SCREWBALL, and STONER are all subgenres of comedy used to classify films or TV shows
'70S ROCK BANDSTricky
AMERICA,CHICAGO,FOREIGNER,JOURNEY
AMERICA, CHICAGO, FOREIGNER, and JOURNEY are all rock bands that rose to prominence in the 1970s
BLACK ___Devious
FOREST,FRIDAY,PANTHER,WIDOW
FOREST, FRIDAY, PANTHER, and WIDOW all follow the word BLACK to form well-known compound words or titles: Black Forest, Black Friday, Black Panther, Black Widow