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Deluxe Waffle #215 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #215

8 words hide in this 7×7 grid. You get 25 swaps, and the best solve takes 20.

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Hints for each word in #215

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  1. Word 1: the first row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with T.

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    COMFORT

  2. Word 2: the second row (row 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with T.

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    SALIENT

  3. Word 3: the third row (row 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with L.

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    LATERAL

  4. Word 4: the fourth row (row 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with D.

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    DRAINED

  5. Word 5: the first column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with D.

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    CASTLED

  6. Word 6: the second column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with A.

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    MILITIA

  7. Word 7: the third column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: invade in great numbers

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with N.

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    OVERRUN

  8. Word 8: the fourth column (column 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: used of automobiles

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with T and ends with D.

    Show the word

    TOTALED

What is the answer to Deluxe #215?

The answer is 8 words that fit together in one grid. Tap below to see all of them. This puzzle has only one answer, so if your words differ, a letter is still in the wrong place.

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Across: COMFORT, SALIENT, LATERAL, DRAINED

Down: CASTLED, MILITIA, OVERRUN, TOTALED

How do you solve #215 in 20 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 10 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 3, column 3. This puts C and L in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 4, column 5. This puts T and R in place.
  3. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 6, column 7. This puts S and E in place.
  4. Swap row 4, column 7 with row 7, column 2. This puts A and R in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 2, column 3. This puts O in place.
  6. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 6, column 5. This puts I and U in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 6, column 1. This puts F in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 3, column 2. This puts O in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 7. This puts A and L in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 2, column 5. This puts V in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 2, column 7. This puts R in place.
  12. Swap row 2, column 7 with row 5, column 3. This puts T in place.
  13. Swap row 2, column 7 with row 7, column 3. This puts O and A in place.
  14. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 6, column 1. This puts E in place.
  15. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 6, column 3. This puts N and I in place.
  16. Swap row 3, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts T in place.
  17. Swap row 7, column 4 with row 7, column 6. This puts I and E in place.
  18. Swap row 5, column 5 with row 5, column 6. This puts R in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 6 with row 7, column 5. This puts N in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 6 with row 7, column 7. This puts A and D in place.

What do the words in #215 mean?

COMFORT
noun: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
SALIENT
adjective: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
LATERAL
noun: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
DRAINED
adjective: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
CASTLED
adjective: having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
MILITIA
noun: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
OVERRUN
verb: invade in great numbers
TOTALED
adjective: used of automobiles

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University.