The 16 words below may be partitioned into 4 groups of 4 connected words.
Additionally, each of the four groups can be represented by a single group-word.
Finally, the four group-words are connected by a single four-letter word.
| BANANA | BRITISH | CHASE | CUT |
| FORCEPS | FRONTIER | HUNTER | KNIFE |
| MOON | MUGGER | NOSE | PLANE |
| ROCK | ROLL | TEARS | TIGER |
Can you identify the four groups and the associated group-words?
What is the four letter word that links the group-words together?
This Connecting Wall can be resolved thus:
Group 1: BREAD
BANANA Bread, Bread KNIFE, Bread ROLL, TIGER Bread
Group 2: CROCODILE
Crocodile HUNTER, MUGGER Crocodile, Crocodile ROCK, Crocodile TEARS
Group 3: PAPER
Paper CHASE, Paper CUT, Paper MOON, Paper PLANE
Group 4: BULLDOG
BRITISH Bulldog, Bulldog FORCEPS, FRONTIER Bulldog, Bulldog NOSE
The overall connection between these 4 categories is:
CLIP - BREAD Clip, CROCODILE Clip, PAPER Clip, BULLDOG Clip.
And this fits with the title since:
'Clip' is also a synonym for 'shorten'!
