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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BALE
BORE
BOULEVARD
BUNDLE
COMFORTER
COUNTERSINK
DRILL
JORDAN
LOAFER
PHOENIX
REAM
ROLLS-ROYCE
SHAM
SHEET
THROW
WALTZ
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BEDDINGStraightforward
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010Moderate
PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONSTricky
STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPESDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
BEDDINGStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND LAYERED ON A BED+ 3 more…
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010Moderate
SURNAMES OF MEN WHO TOOK HOME THE BEST ACTOR OR SUPPORTING ACTOR STATUETTE AFTER 2009+ 3 more…
PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONSTricky
WAYS TO MAKE A HOLE IN SOMETHING USING A MACHINE OR TOOL+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPESDevious
EACH WORD OR PHRASE SECRETLY BEGINS WITH A TYPE OF BREAD+ 3 more…
Full solution
BEDDINGStraightforward
COMFORTER,SHAM,SHEET,THROW
COMFORTER, SHAM, SHEET, and THROW are all types of bedding or items used to dress a bed.
OSCAR-WINNING ACTORS SINCE 2010Moderate
BALE,JORDAN,PHOENIX,WALTZ
Christian BALE, Michael B. JORDAN, Joaquin PHOENIX, and Christoph WALTZ all won Academy Awards for acting from 2010 onward.
PERFORM SOME HOLE MACHINING OPERATIONSTricky
BORE,COUNTERSINK,DRILL,REAM
BORE, COUNTERSINK, DRILL, and REAM are all verbs describing machining operations used to create or refine holes in a workpiece.
STARTING WITH BREAD SHAPESDevious
BOULEVARD,BUNDLE,LOAFER,ROLLS-ROYCE
BOULEVARD (BOUL-evard → BOULE), BUNDLE (BUN-dle), LOAFER (LOAF-er), and ROLLS-ROYCE (ROLLS-Royce) each begin with a bread shape: boule, bun, loaf, and roll.