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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AIRPLANE
DO NOT DISTURB
DODGE
DRAW
ESCAPE
HAM
HEART
LOSE
RING
SHAKE
SHOE
TUNGSTEN
VIBRATE
WATT
WEST
WIN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CELLPHONE MODESStraightforward
EVADEModerate
WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FORTricky
___STRINGDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CELLPHONE MODESStraightforward
SETTINGS YOU MIGHT TOGGLE ON YOUR SMARTPHONE+ 3 more…
EVADEModerate
WAYS TO SLIP AWAY FROM SOMEONE FOLLOWING YOU+ 3 more…
WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FORTricky
THINGS REPRESENTED BY THE LETTER W IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS+ 3 more…
___STRINGDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'STRING'+ 3 more…
Full solution
CELLPHONE MODESStraightforward
AIRPLANE,DO NOT DISTURB,RING,VIBRATE
AIRPLANE, DO NOT DISTURB, RING, and VIBRATE are all modes you can set on a cellphone
EVADEModerate
DODGE,ESCAPE,LOSE,SHAKE
DODGE, ESCAPE, LOSE, and SHAKE all mean to evade or get away from a pursuer
WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FORTricky
TUNGSTEN,WATT,WEST,WIN
TUNGSTEN's chemical symbol is W, WATT is abbreviated W, WEST is abbreviated W, and WIN is abbreviated W (as in a sports record)
___STRINGDevious
DRAW,HAM,HEART,SHOE
DRAWSTRING, HAMSTRING, HEARTSTRING, and SHOESTRING are all compound words formed by adding STRING