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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
À LA MODE
AIRPLANE MODE
BALL GOWN
DECADENT
DEPECHE MODE
DO NOT DISTURB
ERASURE
FRESH-BAKED
HOTSPOT
LOCATION SERVICES
MOLTEN
NEW ORDER
OUTKAST
PET SHOP BOYS
SAFE MODE
STRIKE A POSE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SMARTPHONE SETTINGSStraightforward
DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORSModerate
'80S SYNTH-POP BANDSTricky
STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SMARTPHONE SETTINGSStraightforward
TOGGLE THESE ON YOUR PHONE TO CONTROL CONNECTIVITY AND PEACE+ 3 more…
DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORSModerate
WORDS YOU'D FIND DESCRIBING SWEETS ON A FANCY RESTAURANT MENU+ 3 more…
'80S SYNTH-POP BANDSTricky
THESE ACTS RULED THE SYNTH-POP SCENE WHEN SHOULDER PADS WERE IN STYLE+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLSDevious
EACH PHRASE BEGINS WITH SOMETHING AN UMPIRE SHOUTS AT HOME PLATE+ 3 more…
Full solution
SMARTPHONE SETTINGSStraightforward
AIRPLANE MODE,DO NOT DISTURB,HOTSPOT,LOCATION SERVICES
AIRPLANE MODE, DO NOT DISTURB, HOTSPOT, and LOCATION SERVICES are all settings found in a smartphone's quick-access or settings menu.
DESSERT MENU DESCRIPTORSModerate
DECADENT,FRESH-BAKED,MOLTEN,À LA MODE
DECADENT, FRESH-BAKED, MOLTEN, and À LA MODE are all adjectives or phrases commonly used to describe desserts on restaurant menus.
'80S SYNTH-POP BANDSTricky
DEPECHE MODE,ERASURE,NEW ORDER,PET SHOP BOYS
DEPECHE MODE, ERASURE, NEW ORDER, and PET SHOP BOYS are all iconic synth-pop bands that rose to fame in the 1980s.
STARTING WITH BASEBALL CALLSDevious
BALL GOWN,OUTKAST,SAFE MODE,STRIKE A POSE
BALL GOWN starts with BALL, OUTKAST starts with OUT, SAFE MODE starts with SAFE, and STRIKE A POSE starts with STRIKE — all calls made by a baseball umpire.