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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALL
CAROUSER
CLAIM
CONCERN
EVITE
HOEDOWN
HOLES
HOP
MALLET
MOLE
OLIVES
RAVE
SHARE
STAKE
TIMER
WICKET
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EVENTS WITH DANCINGStraightforward
INTERESTModerate
COMPONENTS OF WHAC-A-MOLETricky
MUSICALS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EVENTS WITH DANCINGStraightforward
PLACES WHERE YOU MIGHT CUT A RUG+ 3 more…
INTERESTModerate
WAYS TO HAVE A VESTED CONNECTION TO SOMETHING+ 3 more…
COMPONENTS OF WHAC-A-MOLETricky
PARTS OF A CLASSIC CARNIVAL GAME+ 3 more…
MUSICALS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
FAMOUS MUSICALS WITH THEIR FINAL LETTER SWAPPED OUT+ 3 more…
Full solution
EVENTS WITH DANCINGStraightforward
BALL,HOEDOWN,HOP,RAVE
BALL, HOEDOWN, HOP, and RAVE are all events where dancing is the main activity
INTERESTModerate
CLAIM,CONCERN,SHARE,STAKE
CLAIM, CONCERN, SHARE, and STAKE all mean a personal interest or involvement in something
COMPONENTS OF WHAC-A-MOLETricky
HOLES,MALLET,MOLE,TIMER
HOLES, MALLET, MOLE, and TIMER are all components of the arcade game Whac-A-Mole
MUSICALS WITH LAST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
CAROUSER,EVITE,OLIVES,WICKET
CAROUSER (CAROUSEL), EVITE (EVITA), OLIVES (OLIVER!), and WICKET (WICKED) are musicals with their last letter changed