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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BLITZ
BLOCK
COIL
COPY
CRANK
DREAR
EDITION
ETAIL
GRUMP
ISSUE
PRINT
REEL
SACK
SCAN
TACKLE
WIND
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PAPER PUBLICATIONStraightforward
SPOOLModerate
THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOESTricky
SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PAPER PUBLICATIONStraightforward
WORDS FOR A SINGLE RUN OF A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE+ 3 more…
SPOOLModerate
WAYS TO WIND SOMETHING AROUND A CYLINDER+ 3 more…
THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOESTricky
ACTIONS A DEFENDER TAKES ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
EACH WORD IS A SYNONYM FOR 'BUTT' WITH A LETTER ADDED TO THE FRONT+ 3 more…
Full solution
PAPER PUBLICATIONStraightforward
COPY,EDITION,ISSUE,PRINT
COPY, EDITION, ISSUE, and PRINT are all terms for a single published version of a newspaper or magazine.
SPOOLModerate
COIL,CRANK,REEL,WIND
COIL, CRANK, REEL, and WIND all mean to wrap or turn something around a spool or similar object.
THINGS A DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL PLAYER DOESTricky
BLITZ,BLOCK,SACK,TACKLE
BLITZ, BLOCK, SACK, and TACKLE are all things a defensive football player does to stop the opposing offense.
SYNONYMS FOR BUTT PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
DREAR,ETAIL,GRUMP,SCAN
Each word contains a synonym for 'butt' with a starting letter added: D+REAR, E+TAIL, G+RUMP, S+CAN.