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Daily Waffle #218 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #218

6 words hide in this 5×5 grid. You get 15 swaps, and the best solve takes 10.

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Hints for each word in #218

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 top row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with D.

    Show the word

    MOUND

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with L.

    Show the word

    MODAL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    SORRY

  4. Word 4: the left column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with S.

    Show the word

    MUMPS

  5. Word 5: the middle column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with U and ends with R.

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    UDDER

  6. Word 6: the right column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adverb: without liveliness

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    DULLY

What is the answer to Waffle #218?

The answer is 6 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: MOUND, MODAL, SORRY

Down: MUMPS, UDDER, DULLY

How do you solve #218 in 10 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 7 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 4. This puts M and N in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts D and R in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts U and S in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 4, column 3. This puts D and E in place.
  5. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 1. This puts P in place.
  6. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 5. This puts D and L in place.
  7. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 3, column 4. This puts A in place.
  8. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 5, column 2. This puts M and O in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 3. This puts R in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts L and Y in place.

What do the words in #218 mean?

MOUND
noun: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
MODAL
adjective: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
SORRY
adjective: feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
MUMPS
noun: an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
UDDER
noun: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
DULLY
adverb: without liveliness

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