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Daily Waffle #228 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #228

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 #228

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: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with O.

    Show the word

    PIANO

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with E.

    Show the word

    LITHE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with A.

    Show the word

    PARKA

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with P.

    Show the word

    POLYP

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with R.

    Show the word

    AFTER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a drama set to music

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with A.

    Show the word

    OPERA

What is the answer to Waffle #228?

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: PIANO, LITHE, PARKA

Down: POLYP, AFTER, OPERA

How do you solve #228 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 3 with row 4, column 1. This puts A and Y in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 2, column 5. This puts N and P in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 3. This puts O and F in place.
  4. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 2. This puts O and I in place.
  5. Swap row 5, column 3 with row 5, column 4. This puts R and K in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 2. This puts I in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 3, column 4. This puts P and H in place.
  8. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts E in place.
  9. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts P in place.
  10. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts R and A in place.

What do the words in #228 mean?

PIANO
noun: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
LITHE
adjective: gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
PARKA
noun: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
POLYP
noun: a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
AFTER
adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
OPERA
noun: a drama set to music

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

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