Deluxe Waffle #242

Puzzle #242

25 swaps left· solve in 20 for ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tap two tiles to swap them, or drag one tile onto another. You get 25 swaps. A perfect solve takes 20. Rules and tips

Puzzle #242 at a glance

A 7×7 grid with 40 letter tiles and 8 hidden words, each 7 letters long.
16 tiles are shared by an across word and a down word, so each of them has to fit two words.
8 tiles start green, so they are already in the right spot.
18 of the 40 letters are vowels. The most common letter is E, which shows up 7 times.
You get 25 swaps. The best possible solve takes 20, which earns five stars.

Open the hints for #242. You get a clue for each word first, then its first and last letters. The full answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

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