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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAM
BELL
CARROT
CART
DOPPLER
GRAVEYARD
HEART
HORSE
ICICLE
KNITTING NEEDLE
MAGNIFYING GLASS
PARADIGM
RINGS
STALACTITE
STICK
VAULT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
LONG TAPERED THINGSModerate
KINDS OF SHIFTSTricky
ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
EQUIPMENT YOU MIGHT FIND IN AN OLYMPIC ARENA FOR FLOOR ROUTINES AND TUMBLING+ 3 more…
LONG TAPERED THINGSModerate
NARROW, POINTED OBJECTS THAT TAPER TO A TIP+ 3 more…
KINDS OF SHIFTSTricky
WORDS THAT CAN PRECEDE OR FOLLOW 'SHIFT' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE OR CONCEPT+ 3 more…
ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITEDevious
TINY SYMBOLS YOU'D CLICK WHILE BROWSING AN ONLINE STORE+ 3 more…
Full solution
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSStraightforward
BEAM,HORSE,RINGS,VAULT
BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, and VAULT are all apparatus used in artistic gymnastics competitions.
LONG TAPERED THINGSModerate
CARROT,ICICLE,KNITTING NEEDLE,STALACTITE
CARROT, ICICLE, KNITTING NEEDLE, and STALACTITE are all long, slender objects that taper to a point at one end.
KINDS OF SHIFTSTricky
DOPPLER,GRAVEYARD,PARADIGM,STICK
DOPPLER, GRAVEYARD, PARADIGM, and STICK can all precede 'shift' — Doppler shift, graveyard shift, paradigm shift, and stick shift.
ICONS ON A SHOPPING SITEDevious
BELL,CART,HEART,MAGNIFYING GLASS
BELL (notifications), CART (shopping cart), HEART (wishlist/favorites), and MAGNIFYING GLASS (search) are all common icons found on shopping websites.