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Deluxe Waffle #246 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #246? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #246

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 #246

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: a high place

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with H and ends with S.

    Show the word

    HEIGHTS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    LITURGY

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: capable of reproducing

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with E.

    Show the word

    FERTILE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with S.

    Show the word

    LIMBERS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: providing assistance or serving a useful function

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with H and ends with L.

    Show the word

    HELPFUL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the time between one event, process, or period and another

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with M.

    Show the word

    INTERIM

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the main good female character in a work of fiction

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with H and ends with E.

    Show the word

    HEROINE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with S.

    Show the word

    SLYNESS

What is the answer to Deluxe #246?

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: HEIGHTS, LITURGY, FERTILE, LIMBERS

Down: HELPFUL, INTERIM, HEROINE, SLYNESS

How do you solve #246 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 1, column 6 with row 7, column 5. This puts T and E in place.
  2. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 3. This puts N and R in place.
  3. Swap row 6, column 1 with row 7, column 7. This puts U and S in place.
  4. Swap row 6, column 5 with row 7, column 2. This puts N and I in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 1. This puts H in place.
  6. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 7, column 6. This puts P and R in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 2. This puts I in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 3. This puts T in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 1. This puts L in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 4. This puts E and U in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 2, column 7. This puts L in place.
  12. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 5, column 4. This puts S in place.
  13. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 6, column 3. This puts R in place.
  14. Swap row 4, column 7 with row 5, column 6. This puts N in place.
  15. Swap row 5, column 1 with row 5, column 6. This puts L in place.
  16. Swap row 5, column 1 with row 6, column 7. This puts F and S in place.
  17. Swap row 5, column 2 with row 7, column 1. This puts L in place.
  18. Swap row 5, column 2 with row 7, column 3. This puts E and M in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 6, column 3. This puts I in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 7, column 4. This puts T and B in place.

What do the words in #246 mean?

HEIGHTS
noun: a high place
LITURGY
noun: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
FERTILE
adjective: capable of reproducing
LIMBERS
noun: a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson
HELPFUL
adjective: providing assistance or serving a useful function
INTERIM
noun: the time between one event, process, or period and another
HEROINE
noun: the main good female character in a work of fiction
SLYNESS
noun: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

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

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