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Deluxe Waffle #232 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #232? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #232

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 #232

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: causing great physical or mental suffering

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with G.

    Show the word

    RACKING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: causing physical or psychological pain

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with L.

    Show the word

    PAINFUL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a government order imposing a trade barrier

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with O.

    Show the word

    EMBARGO

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with S.

    Show the word

    SERIOUS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: put down by force or intimidation

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with S.

    Show the word

    REPRESS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with R.

    Show the word

    CLIMBER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: any place of pain and turmoil

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with O.

    Show the word

    INFERNO

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with S.

    Show the word

    GALLOWS

What is the answer to Deluxe #232?

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: RACKING, PAINFUL, EMBARGO, SERIOUS

Down: REPRESS, CLIMBER, INFERNO, GALLOWS

How do you solve #232 in 20 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 9 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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

What do the words in #232 mean?

RACKING
adjective: causing great physical or mental suffering
PAINFUL
adjective: causing physical or psychological pain
EMBARGO
noun: a government order imposing a trade barrier
SERIOUS
adjective: concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
REPRESS
verb: put down by force or intimidation
CLIMBER
noun: a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
INFERNO
noun: any place of pain and turmoil
GALLOWS
noun: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

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

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