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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AUCTION
BALL
BUNCH
COLLAR
FILM
GAVEL
HEAP
LOT
NET
PADDLE
PARTNER
ROBE
STACK
TABLE
TREATMENT
WIG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTStraightforward
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSModerate
PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUMETricky
SILENT ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING 'A LARGE QUANTITY' OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSModerate
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PLAY PING-PONG+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUMETricky
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A JUDGE IN A COURTROOM+ 3 more…
SILENT ___Devious
THESE WORDS CAN FOLLOW 'SILENT' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTStraightforward
BUNCH,HEAP,LOT,STACK
BUNCH, HEAP, LOT, and STACK all mean a considerable or large amount of something.
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSModerate
BALL,NET,PADDLE,TABLE
BALL, NET, PADDLE, and TABLE are all equipment required to play table tennis.
PARTS OF A JUDGE COSTUMETricky
COLLAR,GAVEL,ROBE,WIG
COLLAR, GAVEL, ROBE, and WIG are all components of a traditional judge's costume or courtroom attire.
SILENT ___Devious
AUCTION,FILM,PARTNER,TREATMENT
AUCTION, FILM, PARTNER, and TREATMENT all follow 'SILENT' to form common phrases: silent auction, silent film, silent partner, and silent treatment.