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Deluxe Waffle #224 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #224

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 #224

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with G.

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    CURLING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with N.

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    REFRAIN

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with B and ends with H.

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    BLEMISH

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: being in a tense state

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with U and ends with T.

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    UPTIGHT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with U.

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    CARIBOU

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: manifest or bring back

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with T.

    Show the word

    REFLECT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the ability to form mental images of things or events

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with G.

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    IMAGING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the act of shooting a gun

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with T.

    Show the word

    GUNSHOT

What is the answer to Deluxe #224?

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: CURLING, REFRAIN, BLEMISH, UPTIGHT

Down: CARIBOU, REFLECT, IMAGING, GUNSHOT

How do you solve #224 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 3 with row 2, column 5. This puts R and M in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 5, column 2. This puts G and L in place.
  3. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 4, column 1. This puts R and I in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 7, column 2. This puts A and P in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 3. This puts L in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 3, column 3. This puts F in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 1. This puts C in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 4, column 5. This puts G in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 4. This puts U and M in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 5, column 6. This puts S in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 1. This puts A in place.
  12. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 6, column 7. This puts I and O in place.
  13. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 4. This puts R in place.
  14. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 7, column 4. This puts E and I in place.
  15. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 3, column 7. This puts I in place.
  16. Swap row 3, column 7 with row 7, column 6. This puts N and H in place.
  17. Swap row 5, column 1 with row 6, column 1. This puts O in place.
  18. Swap row 5, column 1 with row 7, column 5. This puts B and G in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 3 with row 6, column 3. This puts C in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 3 with row 7, column 7. This puts E and T in place.

What do the words in #224 mean?

CURLING
noun: a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
REFRAIN
noun: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
BLEMISH
noun: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
UPTIGHT
adjective: being in a tense state
CARIBOU
noun: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
REFLECT
verb: manifest or bring back
IMAGING
noun: the ability to form mental images of things or events
GUNSHOT
noun: the act of shooting a gun

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