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A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.
You can access Wednesday’s game here.
The difficulty score is an average rating from our testers, who play the game in advance to check for quality and accuracy.
Game No. 56’s difficulty: 4 out of 5
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Yellow: SERVE
Green: HOUSTON
Blue: XAVIER
Purple: VIRGINIA
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(Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic)
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