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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CABLE
CHARGE
COOL
CURRENT
DISTANT
DOVETAIL
GAS
HIP
PIZZA
REMOTE
RESERVED
RESISTANCE
SPIKE LEE
TRASH
VOLTAGE
WATER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ALOOFStraightforward
UTILITIESModerate
WHAT AN ELECTROMETER MEASURESTricky
___ JOINTDevious
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Theme name plus one word from each category.
ALOOFStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE SOMEONE WHO KEEPS OTHERS AT ARM'S LENGTH+ 3 more…
UTILITIESModerate
THINGS YOU PAY MONTHLY BILLS FOR IN A HOUSEHOLD+ 3 more…
WHAT AN ELECTROMETER MEASURESTricky
QUANTITIES MEASURED IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS+ 3 more…
___ JOINTDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'JOINT'+ 3 more…
Full solution
ALOOFStraightforward
COOL,DISTANT,REMOTE,RESERVED
COOL, DISTANT, REMOTE, and RESERVED are all synonyms for 'aloof,' describing someone who is emotionally detached or standoffish.
UTILITIESModerate
CABLE,GAS,TRASH,WATER
CABLE, GAS, TRASH, and WATER are all common household utilities that residents pay for regularly.
WHAT AN ELECTROMETER MEASURESTricky
CHARGE,CURRENT,RESISTANCE,VOLTAGE
CHARGE, CURRENT, RESISTANCE, and VOLTAGE are all electrical quantities that an electrometer or related instruments can measure.
___ JOINTDevious
DOVETAIL,HIP,PIZZA,SPIKE LEE
DOVETAIL JOINT, HIP JOINT, PIZZA JOINT, and SPIKE LEE JOINT all use the word 'JOINT' — the last being Spike Lee's term for his own films.