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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
DIRECT
DISTANCE
DOUBLE
DRIVER
EXTENSION
FORCE
FRANK
LOVE
OPEN
PHONE
PLUGIN
POWER
SPINAL
TIME
UPDATE
VOCAL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FORTHRIGHTStraightforward
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERModerate
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERTricky
___ TAPDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FORTHRIGHTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING CANDID OR OUTSPOKEN+ 3 more…
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERModerate
THINGS YOU ADD TO A COMPUTER TO MAKE IT WORK BETTER+ 3 more…
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERTricky
PHYSICS VARIABLES USED TO CALCULATE POWER (P = W/T = F×D/T)+ 3 more…
___ TAPDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'TAP'+ 3 more…
Full solution
FORTHRIGHTStraightforward
DIRECT,FRANK,OPEN,VOCAL
DIRECT, FRANK, OPEN, and VOCAL all mean forthright or willing to express oneself honestly and openly.
THINGS YOU INSTALL ON A COMPUTERModerate
DRIVER,EXTENSION,PLUGIN,UPDATE
DRIVER, EXTENSION, PLUGIN, and UPDATE are all software components or processes you install on a computer to enhance or maintain its functionality.
QUANTITIES IN A FORMULA FOR POWERTricky
DISTANCE,FORCE,POWER,TIME
DISTANCE, FORCE, POWER, and TIME are all quantities that appear in the physics formula for power: Power = (Force × Distance) / Time.
___ TAPDevious
DOUBLE,LOVE,PHONE,SPINAL
DOUBLE TAP, LOVE TAP, PHONE TAP, and SPINAL TAP are all common compound words or phrases formed by adding 'TAP' after each word.