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Deluxe Waffle #230 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #230? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #230

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 #230

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

    verb: express a supposition

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with E.

    Show the word

    SUPPOSE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with C.

    Show the word

    ASCETIC

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: drop sharply

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with T.

    Show the word

    PLUMMET

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: of trees whose leaves are acerate

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with N and ends with D.

    Show the word

    NEEDLED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: make sharp or sharper

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with N.

    Show the word

    SHARPEN

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with E.

    Show the word

    PICTURE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with L.

    Show the word

    OPTIMAL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with D.

    Show the word

    EXCITED

What is the answer to Deluxe #230?

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: SUPPOSE, ASCETIC, PLUMMET, NEEDLED

Down: SHARPEN, PICTURE, OPTIMAL, EXCITED

How do you solve #230 in 20 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 12 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 1, column 3. This puts S and P in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 2, column 7. This puts S and X in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 7, column 7. This puts P and D in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 7, column 1. This puts T and N in place.
  5. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 4, column 7. This puts R and I in place.
  6. Swap row 5, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts T and D in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 1. This puts A in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 7, column 3. This puts U and E in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 6. This puts I in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 6, column 1. This puts P and E in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts O in place.
  12. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 6, column 7. This puts M and E in place.
  13. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts M in place.
  14. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 1. This puts P in place.
  15. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 6. This puts H in place.
  16. Swap row 5, column 6 with row 6, column 5. This puts E and A in place.
  17. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 4, column 5. This puts I in place.
  18. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 3. This puts S and U in place.
  19. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 3, column 4. This puts C in place.
  20. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 6, column 3. This puts E and R in place.

What do the words in #230 mean?

SUPPOSE
verb: express a supposition
ASCETIC
noun: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
PLUMMET
verb: drop sharply
NEEDLED
adjective: of trees whose leaves are acerate
SHARPEN
verb: make sharp or sharper
PICTURE
noun: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
OPTIMAL
adjective: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
EXCITED
adjective: (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

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

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