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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALLROOM
BASEMENT
BATMOBILE
CAPSTONE
CARD
CHARACTER
CUTUP
DEVIL
FLYER
FRIAR
JOKER
MAID
PENGUIN
RANGER
ROBIN
SHERIFF
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
QUITE THE LAUGHStraightforward
NHL TEAM MEMBERModerate
FIRST WORDS OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER NAMESTricky
STARTING WITH BASEBALL GEARDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
QUITE THE LAUGHStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMEONE WHO KEEPS EVERYONE IN STITCHES+ 3 more…
NHL TEAM MEMBERModerate
THESE PLAYERS LACE UP SKATES, NOT CLEATS+ 3 more…
FIRST WORDS OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER NAMESTricky
COMPLETE THESE FAMOUS SHERWOOD FOREST NAMES+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH BASEBALL GEARDevious
EACH WORD SECRETLY BEGINS WITH SOMETHING FOUND IN A DUGOUT+ 3 more…
Full solution
QUITE THE LAUGHStraightforward
CARD,CHARACTER,CUTUP,JOKER
CARD, CHARACTER, CUTUP, and JOKER are all informal words for a funny, amusing person who makes others laugh.
NHL TEAM MEMBERModerate
DEVIL,FLYER,PENGUIN,RANGER
DEVIL (New Jersey Devils), FLYER (Philadelphia Flyers), PENGUIN (Pittsburgh Penguins), and RANGER (New York Rangers) are all NHL hockey team members/mascots.
FIRST WORDS OF ROBIN HOOD CHARACTER NAMESTricky
FRIAR,MAID,ROBIN,SHERIFF
FRIAR (Friar Tuck), MAID (Maid Marian), ROBIN (Robin Hood), and SHERIFF (Sheriff of Nottingham) are the first words of classic Robin Hood character names.
STARTING WITH BASEBALL GEARDevious
BALLROOM,BASEMENT,BATMOBILE,CAPSTONE
BALLROOM (BALL), BASEMENT (BASE), BATMOBILE (BAT), and CAPSTONE (CAP) each begin with a piece of baseball equipment or gear.