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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASH
BROCK
CHOKED UP
DOVE
ELECTRIC EEL
EMOTIONAL
LIGHTNING
LIVE WIRE
MISTY
NEMO
OVERCOME
PEWTER
PIKACHU
SLATE
SPUNK
WRAP
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ELECTRIC THINGSStraightforward
MOVED TO TEARSModerate
SHADES OF GRAYTricky
MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ELECTRIC THINGSStraightforward
THINGS THAT CAN GIVE YOU A SHOCK+ 3 more…
MOVED TO TEARSModerate
DESCRIPTIONS OF SOMEONE ON THE VERGE OF CRYING+ 3 more…
SHADES OF GRAYTricky
NAMES FOR SHADES THAT SIT BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE+ 3 more…
MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
EACH WORD BECOMES A MUSIC GENRE WHEN YOU ADD A LETTER TO THE FRONT+ 3 more…
Full solution
ELECTRIC THINGSStraightforward
ELECTRIC EEL,LIGHTNING,LIVE WIRE,PIKACHU
ELECTRIC EEL, LIGHTNING, LIVE WIRE, and PIKACHU are all famously associated with electricity.
MOVED TO TEARSModerate
CHOKED UP,EMOTIONAL,MISTY,OVERCOME
CHOKED UP, EMOTIONAL, MISTY, and OVERCOME all describe the state of being tearful or deeply moved.
SHADES OF GRAYTricky
ASH,DOVE,PEWTER,SLATE
ASH, DOVE, PEWTER, and SLATE are all specific named shades of gray.
MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
BROCK,NEMO,SPUNK,WRAP
BROCK→ROCK, NEMO→EMO, SPUNK→PUNK, WRAP→RAP — each word contains a music genre with one starting letter added.