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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACOUSTIC
AMP
AUDITORY
CABLE
COUPLE
ELECTRIC
FIRE
GAS
HEARD
HITCH
HYPE
LINK
PUMP
SONIC
TIE
WATER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
MONTHLY BILLSStraightforward
RELATED TO SOUND/HEARINGModerate
CONNECTTricky
EXCITE, WITH “UP”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
MONTHLY BILLSStraightforward
THINGS YOU PAY FOR AT HOME EACH MONTH+ 3 more…
RELATED TO SOUND/HEARINGModerate
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH EARS AND SOUND WAVES+ 3 more…
CONNECTTricky
WORDS MEANING TO JOIN OR FASTEN TOGETHER+ 3 more…
EXCITE, WITH “UP”Devious
ADD 'UP' AFTER EACH TO MEAN ENERGIZE OR EXCITE+ 3 more…
Full solution
MONTHLY BILLSStraightforward
CABLE,ELECTRIC,GAS,WATER
CABLE, ELECTRIC, GAS, and WATER are all common household utility bills paid on a monthly basis.
RELATED TO SOUND/HEARINGModerate
ACOUSTIC,AUDITORY,HEARD,SONIC
ACOUSTIC, AUDITORY, HEARD, and SONIC all relate to sound or the sense of hearing.
CONNECTTricky
COUPLE,HITCH,LINK,TIE
COUPLE, HITCH, LINK, and TIE all mean to connect or join things together.
EXCITE, WITH “UP”Devious
AMP,FIRE,HYPE,PUMP
AMP, FIRE, HYPE, and PUMP all precede 'UP' to form phrases meaning to excite or energize (amp up, fire up, hype up, pump up).