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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BATTERY
BURST
CHARGE
DAD
EFFORT
FLUID
GRACEFUL
JUICE
LABOR
MAINSTREAM
NATURAL
POWER
SMOOTH
SODA
SWEAT
WORK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EFFORTLESSStraightforward
EXERTIONModerate
ENERGY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICETricky
WHAT “POP” MIGHT MEANDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EFFORTLESSStraightforward
WORDS DESCRIBING EASY, FLOWING MOVEMENT OR ACTION+ 3 more…
EXERTIONModerate
SYNONYMS FOR HARD WORK AND TOIL+ 3 more…
ENERGY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICETricky
WAYS TO DESCRIBE WHAT KEEPS YOUR PHONE OR LAPTOP RUNNING+ 3 more…
WHAT “POP” MIGHT MEANDevious
DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF A THREE-LETTER WORD THAT GOES BANG+ 3 more…
Full solution
EFFORTLESSStraightforward
FLUID,GRACEFUL,NATURAL,SMOOTH
FLUID, GRACEFUL, NATURAL, and SMOOTH all describe doing something effortlessly, without apparent difficulty or awkwardness.
EXERTIONModerate
EFFORT,LABOR,SWEAT,WORK
EFFORT, LABOR, SWEAT, and WORK all refer to physical or mental exertion required to accomplish something.
ENERGY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICETricky
BATTERY,CHARGE,JUICE,POWER
BATTERY, CHARGE, JUICE, and POWER are all terms used informally or technically to refer to the energy supply for an electronic device.
WHAT “POP” MIGHT MEANDevious
BURST,DAD,MAINSTREAM,SODA
BURST, DAD, MAINSTREAM, and SODA are all things that 'POP' can mean — to pop a balloon, a colloquial term for father, pop music/culture, and a regional word for soda.