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Deluxe Waffle #220 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #220

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 #220

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: having a usually specified type of handle

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with H and ends with D.

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    HANDLED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a reminder of past events

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with O.

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    MEMENTO

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: send out rays or waves

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with E.

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    RADIATE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with E.

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    MACHETE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with H and ends with M.

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    HUMDRUM

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: migratory

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with N and ends with C.

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    NOMADIC

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the descendants of one individual

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with E.

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    LINEAGE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with E.

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    DIOCESE

What is the answer to Deluxe #220?

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: HANDLED, MEMENTO, RADIATE, MACHETE

Down: HUMDRUM, NOMADIC, LINEAGE, DIOCESE

How do you solve #220 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 1 with row 7, column 7. This puts H and E in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 2. This puts A and E in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 1. This puts D and M in place.
  4. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 4, column 7. This puts L and C in place.
  5. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 2, column 7. This puts U and I in place.
  6. Swap row 3, column 7 with row 5, column 3. This puts O and D in place.
  7. Swap row 4, column 3 with row 6, column 5. This puts A and G in place.
  8. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 3. This puts M in place.
  9. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 5. This puts A in place.
  10. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 1. This puts R in place.
  11. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 1. This puts D in place.
  12. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 6, column 3. This puts I in place.
  13. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 7, column 4. This puts O and H in place.
  14. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 2. This puts N in place.
  15. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 5, column 7. This puts E in place.
  16. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 7, column 3. This puts T and C in place.
  17. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 6, column 1. This puts U in place.
  18. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 6, column 7. This puts E and S in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 2 with row 5, column 6. This puts T in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 2 with row 7, column 1. This puts A and M in place.

What do the words in #220 mean?

HANDLED
adjective: having a usually specified type of handle
MEMENTO
noun: a reminder of past events
RADIATE
verb: send out rays or waves
MACHETE
noun: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
HUMDRUM
noun: the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
NOMADIC
adjective: migratory
LINEAGE
noun: the descendants of one individual
DIOCESE
noun: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

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