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Daily Waffle #232 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #232

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 #232

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

    adjective: freed from illness or injury

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with D.

    Show the word

    CURED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adverb: not ever

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with N and ends with R.

    Show the word

    NEVER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: native to eastern Asia

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with S.

    Show the word

    LOTUS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with L.

    Show the word

    CANAL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: direct one's attention on something

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with T.

    Show the word

    RIVET

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with S.

    Show the word

    DARTS

What is the answer to Waffle #232?

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: CURED, NEVER, LOTUS

Down: CANAL, RIVET, DARTS

How do you solve #232 in 10 swaps?

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

What do the words in #232 mean?

CURED
adjective: freed from illness or injury
NEVER
adverb: not ever
LOTUS
noun: native to eastern Asia
CANAL
noun: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels
RIVET
verb: direct one's attention on something
DARTS
noun: a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

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

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