Daily Waffle #245 answers and hints
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The starting grid for #245
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 #245
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Word 1: the top row (row 1)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: not carefully or expertly made
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with C and ends with E.
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CRUDE
Word 2: the middle row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with A and ends with E.
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AWARE
Word 3: the bottom row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: interact in a certain way
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with T and ends with T.
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TREAT
Word 4: the left column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the shore of a sea or ocean
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with C and ends with T.
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COAST
Word 5: the middle column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the act of using
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with U and ends with E.
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USAGE
Word 6: the right column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: something that happens at a given place and time
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with E and ends with T.
Show the word
EVENT
What is the answer to Waffle #245?
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: CRUDE, AWARE, TREAT
Down: COAST, USAGE, EVENT
How do you solve #245 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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- Swap row 3, column 3 with row 5, column 2. This puts A and R in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 4. This puts D in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 5. This puts C in place.
- Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 3. This puts N and E in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 2. This puts W in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 4. This puts A in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts O and T in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 1. This puts A in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 4. This puts S in place.
- Swap row 3, column 4 with row 4, column 3. This puts R and G in place.
What do the words in #245 mean?
- CRUDE
- adjective: not carefully or expertly made
- AWARE
- adjective: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
- TREAT
- verb: interact in a certain way
- COAST
- noun: the shore of a sea or ocean
- USAGE
- noun: the act of using
- EVENT
- noun: something that happens at a given place and time
Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University.
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