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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALL
BEAM
FOUL
FUNKY
HORSE
POPCORN
POSITION
RANK
RINGS
RUBBER
SAFE
SPRING
STANDING
STATION
STRIKE
VAULT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
STATUSModerate
BASEBALL CALLSTricky
___ CHICKENDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
EQUIPMENT YOU MIGHT FIND IN AN OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS HALL+ 3 more…
STATUSModerate
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE WHERE YOU STAND IN THE HIERARCHY+ 3 more…
BASEBALL CALLSTricky
THINGS AN UMPIRE MIGHT SHOUT DURING A GAME+ 3 more…
___ CHICKENDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE A FAMOUS BIRD+ 3 more…
Full solution
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
BEAM,HORSE,RINGS,VAULT
BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, and VAULT are all pieces of apparatus used in Olympic gymnastics competitions.
STATUSModerate
POSITION,RANK,STANDING,STATION
POSITION, RANK, STANDING, and STATION all refer to one's status or place within a social or organizational hierarchy.
BASEBALL CALLSTricky
BALL,FOUL,SAFE,STRIKE
BALL, FOUL, SAFE, and STRIKE are all calls made by umpires during a baseball game.
___ CHICKENDevious
FUNKY,POPCORN,RUBBER,SPRING
FUNKY, POPCORN, RUBBER, and SPRING can each precede CHICKEN to form a compound word or phrase: Funky Chicken, Popcorn Chicken, Rubber Chicken, and Spring Chicken.