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Deluxe Waffle #219 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #219

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 #219

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: cost accounting

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with G.

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    COSTING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with A.

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    REGALIA

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: surrounded as with a border or fringe

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with D.

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    FRINGED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adverb: by law

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with Y.

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    LEGALLY

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: exercising caution or showing care or attention

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with L.

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    CAREFUL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with G.

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    SAGGING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with L.

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    ILLEGAL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adverb: in a grand manner

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    GRANDLY

What is the answer to Deluxe #219?

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: COSTING, REGALIA, FRINGED, LEGALLY

Down: CAREFUL, SAGGING, ILLEGAL, GRANDLY

How do you solve #219 in 20 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 11 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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

What do the words in #219 mean?

COSTING
noun: cost accounting
REGALIA
noun: paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
FRINGED
adjective: surrounded as with a border or fringe
LEGALLY
adverb: by law
CAREFUL
adjective: exercising caution or showing care or attention
SAGGING
adjective: hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
ILLEGAL
adjective: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
GRANDLY
adverb: in a grand manner

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