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Daily Waffle #244 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #244

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 #244

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: combine into one

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with B and ends with D.

    Show the word

    BLEND

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with T.

    Show the word

    GRUNT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with L and ends with R.

    Show the word

    LATER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with B and ends with L.

    Show the word

    BAGEL

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: feel extreme happiness or elation

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with T.

    Show the word

    EXULT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: try to prevent

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with R.

    Show the word

    DETER

What is the answer to Waffle #244?

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: BLEND, GRUNT, LATER

Down: BAGEL, EXULT, DETER

How do you solve #244 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 3 with row 3, column 4. This puts E and N in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 1, column 4. This puts L in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 2, column 3. This puts N in place.
  4. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 5. This puts X in place.
  5. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts E and R in place.
  6. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 1. This puts R in place.
  7. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 4, column 1. This puts U in place.
  8. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 5, column 3. This puts E and T in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts L in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 2. This puts T and A in place.

What do the words in #244 mean?

BLEND
verb: combine into one
GRUNT
noun: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
LATER
adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
BAGEL
noun: (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
EXULT
verb: feel extreme happiness or elation
DETER
verb: try to prevent

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

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