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Daily Waffle #233 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #233? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #233

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 #233

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

    verb: become ground down or deteriorate

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with E.

    Show the word

    ERODE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with O.

    Show the word

    DITTO

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: abounding in rocks or stones

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    ROCKY

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a person who is older than you are

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with R.

    Show the word

    ELDER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the organ of sight

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with C.

    Show the word

    OPTIC

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a very dark black

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    EBONY

What is the answer to Waffle #233?

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: ERODE, DITTO, ROCKY

Down: ELDER, OPTIC, EBONY

How do you solve #233 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 2 with row 5, column 5. This puts R and Y in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 3, column 1. This puts D in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 4. This puts E and K in place.
  4. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 2, column 1. This puts D in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 3, column 3. This puts E in place.
  6. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 5, column 3. This puts T and C in place.
  7. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 2. This puts I in place.
  8. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 4. This puts L and T in place.
  9. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 2, column 5. This puts B in place.
  10. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 2. This puts P and O in place.

What do the words in #233 mean?

ERODE
verb: become ground down or deteriorate
DITTO
noun: a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
ROCKY
adjective: abounding in rocks or stones
ELDER
noun: a person who is older than you are
OPTIC
noun: the organ of sight
EBONY
noun: a very dark black

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

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