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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BARBADOS
COMMUNITY
DIGGITY
DISSECT
DRIZZLE
FLOORS
FRIENDS
RAIN
ROCKS
SCRUBS
SHOWERS
SLAPDASH
SPRINKLES
STUNS
SURPRISES
WINGS
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PRECIPITATIONStraightforward
BOWLS OVERModerate
NBC SITCOMSTricky
STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PRECIPITATIONStraightforward
WHAT FALLS FROM THE SKY WHEN CLOUDS GET HEAVY+ 3 more…
BOWLS OVERModerate
SYNONYMS FOR COMPLETELY ASTONISHING SOMEONE+ 3 more…
NBC SITCOMSTricky
TELEVISION COMEDIES THAT AIRED ON THE PEACOCK NETWORK+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTSDevious
EACH WORD HIDES A TYPE OF PUT-DOWN AT ITS START+ 3 more…
Full solution
PRECIPITATIONStraightforward
DRIZZLE,RAIN,SHOWERS,SPRINKLES
DRIZZLE, RAIN, SHOWERS, and SPRINKLES are all forms of precipitation, water falling from the atmosphere
BOWLS OVERModerate
FLOORS,ROCKS,STUNS,SURPRISES
FLOORS, ROCKS, STUNS, and SURPRISES all mean to overwhelm or astonish someone, i.e., to 'bowl over'
NBC SITCOMSTricky
COMMUNITY,FRIENDS,SCRUBS,WINGS
COMMUNITY, FRIENDS, SCRUBS, and WINGS are all sitcoms that aired on NBC
STARTING WITH KINDS OF INSULTSDevious
BARBADOS,DIGGITY,DISSECT,SLAPDASH
Each word begins with a type of insult: BARBADOS (BAR), DIGGITY (DIG), DISSECT (DISS), SLAPDASH (SLAP)