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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BULLETIN
DEPARTED
ENTOURAGE
EUPHORIA
FLASH
HAPPINESS
INSECURE
LIBERTY
LIFE
PORT
PROGRESSIVE
PURSUIT
REMAINING
REPORT
SUCCESSION
WIRE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTStraightforward
NOUNS FROM A FAMOUS LINE IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEModerate
HBO SHOWSTricky
WHAT “LEFT” MIGHT MEANDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTStraightforward
WAYS TO DELIVER BREAKING NEWS QUICKLY+ 3 more…
NOUNS FROM A FAMOUS LINE IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEModerate
KEY WORDS FROM A FOUNDATIONAL AMERICAN DOCUMENT+ 3 more…
HBO SHOWSTricky
PREMIUM CABLE DRAMAS AND COMEDIES FROM A PRESTIGE NETWORK+ 3 more…
WHAT “LEFT” MIGHT MEANDevious
DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF A SINGLE FOUR-LETTER WORD ABOUT DIRECTION OR POLITICS+ 3 more…
Full solution
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTStraightforward
BULLETIN,FLASH,REPORT,WIRE
BULLETIN, FLASH, REPORT, and WIRE are all terms associated with delivering news announcements, especially breaking or urgent news.
NOUNS FROM A FAMOUS LINE IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEModerate
HAPPINESS,LIBERTY,LIFE,PURSUIT
HAPPINESS, LIBERTY, LIFE, and PURSUIT all appear in the famous phrase 'Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness' from the Declaration of Independence.
HBO SHOWSTricky
ENTOURAGE,EUPHORIA,INSECURE,SUCCESSION
ENTOURAGE, EUPHORIA, INSECURE, and SUCCESSION are all acclaimed original series that aired on HBO.
WHAT “LEFT” MIGHT MEANDevious
DEPARTED,PORT,PROGRESSIVE,REMAINING
DEPARTED, PORT, PROGRESSIVE, and REMAINING are all things the word 'LEFT' can mean — left as in gone, the left side of a ship, left-leaning politics, and what's left over.