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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMERICAN FLAG
ANG
APPLE PIE
BALD EAGLE
BASEBALL
BRUCE
BUMP
BUTT
CHRISTOPHER
JEANS
KNOCK
LAPIS LAZULI
OCEAN
RAM
SKY
SPIKE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE U.S.Straightforward
COLLIDE WITHModerate
BLUE THINGSTricky
LEES OF HOLLYWOODDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE U.S.Straightforward
ICONS THAT REPRESENT THE AMERICAN IDENTITY AND SPIRIT+ 3 more…
COLLIDE WITHModerate
WORDS MEANING TO CRASH OR STRIKE INTO SOMETHING+ 3 more…
BLUE THINGSTricky
THINGS FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR BEING THE COLOR BLUE+ 3 more…
LEES OF HOLLYWOODDevious
FAMOUS DIRECTORS AND ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD ALL SHARING THE SURNAME LEE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CULTURAL SYMBOLS OF THE U.S.Straightforward
AMERICAN FLAG,APPLE PIE,BALD EAGLE,BASEBALL
American flag, apple pie, bald eagle, and baseball are all classic symbols associated with American culture and national identity.
COLLIDE WITHModerate
BUMP,BUTT,KNOCK,RAM
Bump, butt, knock, and ram all mean to collide with or strike against something.
BLUE THINGSTricky
JEANS,LAPIS LAZULI,OCEAN,SKY
Jeans, lapis lazuli, the ocean, and the sky are all things commonly recognized as blue.
LEES OF HOLLYWOODDevious
ANG,BRUCE,CHRISTOPHER,SPIKE
Ang Lee, Bruce Lee, Christopher Lee, and Spike Lee are all famous figures in Hollywood who share the last name Lee.