Happy Sunday, puzzlers! We are 100 percent ready for some football. It’s Week One of the NFL season, but maybe that’s not your jam, especially if you’re a 9-year-old who’s beyond geeked up for the Minecraft movie. And if you’re older than that and still geeked up for the Minecraft movie, well, that’s awesome, too! Whichever way you feel, just don’t be a jerk about it, ya know?
Anyway. Your daily sweet 16 words are back and ready for your best grouping efforts. The popular Connections brainbuster from The New York Times has four groups of words with a shared theme or commonality, but they’re shuffled into random order for you to figure out. Remember to take your time—many words have multiple meanings, so think twice before you click.
Today’s words: FROST, BEACH, PUMP, POPE, RACE, BISHOP, PET SHOP, POUND, HARDY, BEAT, PRIOR, BAKE, THROB, BAD, PREHEAT, and PASTOR