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Daily Waffle #225 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #225

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 #225

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: the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with E.

    Show the word

    CLIME

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with A.

    Show the word

    LLAMA

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: deprive somebody of something by deceit

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with T.

    Show the word

    CHEAT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with C.

    Show the word

    COLIC

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: extremely silly or stupid

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with E.

    Show the word

    INANE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with T.

    Show the word

    EXACT

What is the answer to Waffle #225?

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: CLIME, LLAMA, CHEAT

Down: COLIC, INANE, EXACT

How do you solve #225 in 10 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 4 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 4, column 1. This puts I in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 2, column 3. This puts N in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 2. This puts L and H in place.
  4. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 5. This puts X in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 3, column 1. This puts E and L in place.
  6. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 1. This puts O in place.
  7. Swap row 5, column 1 with row 5, column 3. This puts C and E in place.
  8. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 4, column 3. This puts N in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 4, column 5. This puts C in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts A and T in place.

What do the words in #225 mean?

CLIME
noun: the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
LLAMA
noun: wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
CHEAT
verb: deprive somebody of something by deceit
COLIC
noun: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
INANE
adjective: extremely silly or stupid
EXACT
adjective: marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact

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