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Deluxe Waffle #227 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #227? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #227

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 #227

Tap one hint at a time. The clue comes first. Then you get the first and last letters. The word shows only when you tap the last button.

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: cooked in steam

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with D.

    Show the word

    STEAMED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with M.

    Show the word

    OPOSSUM

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the activity of flying a glider

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with G.

    Show the word

    GLIDING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: make believe with the intent to deceive

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with D.

    Show the word

    PRETEND

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with P.

    Show the word

    STOPGAP

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: characterized by emotion

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with E.

    Show the word

    EMOTIVE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a written message addressed to a person or organization

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with E.

    Show the word

    MISSIVE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: harmed or injured or spoiled

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with D.

    Show the word

    DAMAGED

What is the answer to Deluxe #227?

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: STEAMED, OPOSSUM, GLIDING, PRETEND

Down: STOPGAP, EMOTIVE, MISSIVE, DAMAGED

How do you solve #227 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 4 with row 2, column 1. This puts A and T in place.
  2. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 4, column 7. This puts O and A in place.
  3. Swap row 5, column 6 with row 6, column 7. This puts N and E in place.
  4. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 3. This puts E in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 2, column 7. This puts S and A in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 3, column 4. This puts M in place.
  7. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 6, column 3. This puts S and V in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 3, column 5. This puts E in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 5, column 2. This puts L in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 7, column 6. This puts D and N in place.
  11. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 1. This puts M in place.
  12. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 5, column 7. This puts P and G in place.
  13. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 5. This puts S in place.
  14. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 4, column 3. This puts T in place.
  15. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 6. This puts U in place.
  16. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 6, column 1. This puts I and A in place.
  17. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 4, column 5. This puts S in place.
  18. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 7, column 5. This puts O and E in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 5, column 5. This puts I in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 7, column 3. This puts D and E in place.

What do the words in #227 mean?

STEAMED
adjective: cooked in steam
OPOSSUM
noun: small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
GLIDING
noun: the activity of flying a glider
PRETEND
verb: make believe with the intent to deceive
STOPGAP
noun: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
EMOTIVE
adjective: characterized by emotion
MISSIVE
noun: a written message addressed to a person or organization
DAMAGED
adjective: harmed or injured or spoiled

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

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