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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
APPETITE
ATTACK
AUDIENCE
CAPTAIN
DEMAND
GENERAL
JACK
MAJOR
MARKET
OUTLET
PERSONAL
POP-UP
PORT
PRIVATE
SOCKET
WANT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ARMY RANKSStraightforward
PLACE TO PLUG SOMETHING INModerate
CONSUMER DESIRE, COLLECTIVELYTricky
___ ADDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ARMY RANKSStraightforward
MILITARY TITLES FROM ENLISTED TO COMMANDING+ 3 more…
PLACE TO PLUG SOMETHING INModerate
WHERE YOU CONNECT A DEVICE OR CABLE+ 3 more…
CONSUMER DESIRE, COLLECTIVELYTricky
WORDS DESCRIBING WHO OR WHAT DRIVES SALES AND CONSUMPTION+ 3 more…
___ ADDevious
EACH OF THESE PRECEDES 'AD' TO NAME A TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENT OR ATTACK+ 3 more…
Full solution
ARMY RANKSStraightforward
CAPTAIN,GENERAL,MAJOR,PRIVATE
CAPTAIN, GENERAL, MAJOR, and PRIVATE are all ranks in the army, ranging from enlisted to officer level.
PLACE TO PLUG SOMETHING INModerate
JACK,OUTLET,PORT,SOCKET
JACK, OUTLET, PORT, and SOCKET are all places where you plug something in, whether an electrical device or a cable.
CONSUMER DESIRE, COLLECTIVELYTricky
APPETITE,AUDIENCE,DEMAND,MARKET
APPETITE, AUDIENCE, DEMAND, and MARKET all refer to consumer desire or the collective group of buyers for a product or service.
___ ADDevious
ATTACK,PERSONAL,POP-UP,WANT
ATTACK AD, PERSONAL AD, POP-UP AD, and WANT AD are all compound terms formed by adding 'AD' to these words, each naming a specific type of advertisement.