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Daily Waffle #223 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #223

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 #223

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  1. Word 1: the top row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with K.

    Show the word

    FRISK

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with R.

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    DRIER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with T.

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    DIGIT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: having lost freshness or brilliance of color

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with F and ends with D.

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    FADED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the formation of frost or ice on a surface

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with G.

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    ICING

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with K and ends with T.

    Show the word

    KARAT

What is the answer to Waffle #223?

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: FRISK, DRIER, DIGIT

Down: FADED, ICING, KARAT

How do you solve #223 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 4 with row 3, column 2. This puts S and R in place.
  2. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 1. This puts C and D in place.
  3. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 5, column 5. This puts I and T in place.
  4. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 3. This puts A and G in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 3. This puts I in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 5. This puts F and K in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 2, column 1. This puts A in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 2. This puts R and I in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts D in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts R and I in place.

What do the words in #223 mean?

FRISK
noun: the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
DRIER
noun: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
DIGIT
noun: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
FADED
adjective: having lost freshness or brilliance of color
ICING
noun: the formation of frost or ice on a surface
KARAT
noun: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy

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