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Deluxe Waffle #245 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #245? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #245

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 #245

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

    noun: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with K.

    Show the word

    CATWALK

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with T.

    Show the word

    AIRPORT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with B and ends with H.

    Show the word

    BOORISH

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with N.

    Show the word

    DOLPHIN

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: annoyed and irritable

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with D.

    Show the word

    CRABBED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a violent disturbance

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with T and ends with L.

    Show the word

    TURMOIL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: do away with

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with H.

    Show the word

    ABOLISH

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a room equipped for preparing meals

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with K and ends with N.

    Show the word

    KITCHEN

What is the answer to Deluxe #245?

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: CATWALK, AIRPORT, BOORISH, DOLPHIN

Down: CRABBED, TURMOIL, ABOLISH, KITCHEN

How do you solve #245 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 3 with row 6, column 1. This puts T and E in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 1. This puts A and R in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 3. This puts U and O in place.
  4. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts B and I in place.
  5. Swap row 4, column 3 with row 7, column 5. This puts M and H in place.
  6. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 6, column 7. This puts L and E in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 2. This puts O in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 7, column 6. This puts C and I in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 6. This puts S in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 7, column 1. This puts A and D in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 3, column 7. This puts L in place.
  12. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 4. This puts P in place.
  13. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 6. This puts B and R in place.
  14. Swap row 2, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts P in place.
  15. Swap row 2, column 7 with row 7, column 7. This puts I and N in place.
  16. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 3, column 7. This puts T in place.
  17. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 4. This puts I in place.
  18. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 7, column 2. This puts R and O in place.
  19. Swap row 4, column 7 with row 6, column 5. This puts S in place.
  20. Swap row 4, column 7 with row 7, column 3. This puts C and L in place.

What do the words in #245 mean?

CATWALK
noun: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium
AIRPORT
noun: an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
BOORISH
adjective: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
DOLPHIN
noun: large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
CRABBED
adjective: annoyed and irritable
TURMOIL
noun: a violent disturbance
ABOLISH
verb: do away with
KITCHEN
noun: a room equipped for preparing meals

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

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