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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARCH
BESET
CHIEF
DESERVE
EX-LOVE
EYELET
FACE
HEEL
JOBBER
KAYFABE
MAIN
MULLET
PIKE
PRIME
SOLE
TANG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FISHStraightforward
PRINCIPALModerate
PRO-WRESTLING LINGOTricky
LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERMDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FISHStraightforward
ALL OF THESE CAN SWIM IN THE OCEAN OR ON YOUR PLATE+ 3 more…
PRINCIPALModerate
WORDS MEANING MOST IMPORTANT OR LEADING+ 3 more…
PRO-WRESTLING LINGOTricky
TERMS YOU'D HEAR A WRESTLING COMMENTATOR USE+ 3 more…
LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERMDevious
EACH HIDES A LETTER SOUND FOLLOWED BY A TENNIS WORD+ 3 more…
Full solution
FISHStraightforward
MULLET,PIKE,SOLE,TANG
MULLET, PIKE, SOLE, and TANG are all types of fish
PRINCIPALModerate
ARCH,CHIEF,MAIN,PRIME
ARCH, CHIEF, MAIN, and PRIME all mean principal or primary
PRO-WRESTLING LINGOTricky
FACE,HEEL,JOBBER,KAYFABE
FACE (hero), HEEL (villain), JOBBER (designated loser), and KAYFABE (maintaining the fiction) are all pro-wrestling terminology
LETTER HOMOPHONE PLUS TENNIS TERMDevious
BESET,DESERVE,EX-LOVE,EYELET
BESET = B + SET, DESERVE = D + SERVE, EX-LOVE = L + LOVE, EYELET = I + LET — each is a letter homophone combined with a tennis scoring term