Daily Waffle #250 answers and hints

Need a nudge on grid #250? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

GAENPDEETOONGPAZRHESR

The starting grid for #250

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 #250

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.

Word 1: the top row (row 1)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: feel about uncertainly or blindly
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with G and ends with E.
Show the word
GROPE
Word 2: the middle row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with T and ends with G.
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THONG
Word 3: the bottom row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with S and ends with R.
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SPEAR
Word 4: the left column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with G and ends with S.
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GATES
Word 5: the middle column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with O and ends with E.
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OZONE
Word 6: the right column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a person who puts finishing edges on a garment
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with E and ends with R.
Show the word
EDGER

What is the answer to Waffle #250?

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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GROPEAZDTHONGENESPEAR

Across: GROPE, THONG, SPEAR

Down: GATES, OZONE, EDGER

How do you solve #250 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 2, column 3 with row 4, column 5. This puts Z and E in place.
Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 1. This puts R in place.
Swap row 5, column 1 with row 5, column 4. This puts S and A in place.
Swap row 1, column 3 with row 1, column 5. This puts E in place.
Swap row 1, column 3 with row 3, column 2. This puts O in place.
Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 2. This puts H and P in place.
Swap row 1, column 4 with row 4, column 1. This puts P in place.
Swap row 2, column 1 with row 2, column 5. This puts D in place.
Swap row 2, column 1 with row 4, column 1. This puts E in place.
Swap row 2, column 1 with row 4, column 3. This puts A and N in place.

What do the words in #250 mean?

GROPE: verb: feel about uncertainly or blindly
THONG: noun: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
SPEAR: noun: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
GATES: noun: United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
OZONE: noun: a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water
EDGER: noun: a person who puts finishing edges on a garment

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

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