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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BREAKER
CONNECT
DRAIN
FLUSH
FUSE
GAME
JOIN
LONG
PAIR
POKER
REFILL
RELAY
STRAIGHT
SWIRL
SWITCH
SYNC
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CIRCUIT COMPONENTSStraightforward
DIGITAL COUPLING VERBSModerate
THINGS TOILETS DOTricky
___ FACE EXPRESSIONSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CIRCUIT COMPONENTSStraightforward
THESE PARTS CONTROL OR PROTECT THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY+ 3 more…
DIGITAL COUPLING VERBSModerate
WHAT YOU DO WHEN LINKING DEVICES OR ACCOUNTS TOGETHER+ 3 more…
THINGS TOILETS DOTricky
ACTIONS YOU MIGHT OBSERVE IN A TOILET BOWL+ 3 more…
___ FACE EXPRESSIONSDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'FACE' TO DESCRIBE A KIND OF EXPRESSION+ 3 more…
Full solution
CIRCUIT COMPONENTSStraightforward
BREAKER,FUSE,RELAY,SWITCH
BREAKER, FUSE, RELAY, and SWITCH are all components found in electrical circuits that control or protect the flow of current
DIGITAL COUPLING VERBSModerate
CONNECT,JOIN,PAIR,SYNC
CONNECT, JOIN, PAIR, and SYNC are all verbs used in digital/tech contexts for coupling or linking devices, apps, or accounts together
THINGS TOILETS DOTricky
DRAIN,FLUSH,REFILL,SWIRL
DRAIN, FLUSH, REFILL, and SWIRL all describe actions or phenomena that happen inside or to a toilet
___ FACE EXPRESSIONSDevious
GAME,LONG,POKER,STRAIGHT
GAME, LONG, POKER, and STRAIGHT can all precede FACE to form common expressions: game face, long face, poker face, straight face