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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AMMONIA
ARCTIC
ATLANTIC
BILLIARD
BO
DRAWING
DURIAN
FATHER
PACIFIC
PENNSYLVANIA
POWDER
PROTACTINIUM
PUBLIC ADDRESS
READING
SOUTHERN
WET DOG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
OCEANSStraightforward
SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLSModerate
KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSIONTricky
WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TODevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
OCEANSStraightforward
BODIES OF SALTWATER THAT COVER MOST OF OUR PLANET+ 3 more…
SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLSModerate
THINGS THAT ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THEIR PUNGENT ODORS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSIONTricky
SPECIALIZED SPACES YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GRAND ESTATE+ 3 more…
WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TODevious
TWO LETTERS THAT STAND FOR VERY DIFFERENT THINGS DEPENDING ON CONTEXT+ 3 more…
Full solution
OCEANSStraightforward
ARCTIC,ATLANTIC,PACIFIC,SOUTHERN
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern are four of Earth's five named oceans
SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLSModerate
AMMONIA,BO,DURIAN,WET DOG
Ammonia, body odor, durian fruit, and wet dog are all famous for their strong, distinctive, often unpleasant smells
KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSIONTricky
BILLIARD,DRAWING,POWDER,READING
Billiard room, drawing room, powder room, and reading room are all types of rooms traditionally found in a mansion
WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TODevious
FATHER,PENNSYLVANIA,PROTACTINIUM,PUBLIC ADDRESS
PA is an abbreviation or informal term for Father (Pa), Pennsylvania (PA), Protactinium (Pa, element 91), and Public Address (PA system)