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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BARGE
BROWSE
COVERAGE
EXPOSURE
FREEZE
GLIDER
PRESS
PUBLICITY
SCROLL
SEARCH
SURF
TEASER
TRAILER
TRUST
WATER SKIER
WAVES
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
USE THE INTERNETStraightforward
MEDIA ATTENTIONModerate
THINGS THAT ARE TOWEDTricky
BRAIN ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
USE THE INTERNETStraightforward
THINGS YOU DO ONLINE TO FIND OR LOOK AT CONTENT+ 3 more…
MEDIA ATTENTIONModerate
WORDS FOR PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT OR NEWS COVERAGE+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT ARE TOWEDTricky
THESE ALL GET PULLED ALONG BY SOMETHING ELSE+ 3 more…
BRAIN ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'BRAIN' TO MAKE COMPOUND WORDS OR PHRASES+ 3 more…
Full solution
USE THE INTERNETStraightforward
BROWSE,SCROLL,SEARCH,SURF
BROWSE, SCROLL, SEARCH, and SURF are all verbs describing ways of using the internet or navigating online content
MEDIA ATTENTIONModerate
COVERAGE,EXPOSURE,PRESS,PUBLICITY
COVERAGE, EXPOSURE, PRESS, and PUBLICITY all refer to the attention given to someone or something by media outlets
THINGS THAT ARE TOWEDTricky
BARGE,GLIDER,TRAILER,WATER SKIER
A BARGE is towed by a tugboat, a GLIDER is towed by a plane, a TRAILER is towed by a vehicle, and a WATER SKIER is towed by a motorboat
BRAIN ___Devious
FREEZE,TEASER,TRUST,WAVES
FREEZE, TEASER, TRUST, and WAVES all follow BRAIN to form common compound words: brainfreeze, brainteaser, brain trust, and brainwaves