Deluxe Waffle #155 answers and hints
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The starting grid for #155
8 words hide in this 7×7 grid. You get 25 swaps, and the best solve takes 20.
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Hints for each word in #155
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 first row (row 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a defendant in a criminal proceeding
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with A and ends with D.
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ACCUSED
Word 2: the second row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: true confidential information
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with D and ends with S.
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DETAILS
Word 3: the third row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: to talk foolishly
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with B and ends with R.
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BLITHER
Word 4: the fourth row (row 7)
Hint 1: the clue
adverb: with eagerness
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with E and ends with Y.
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EAGERLY
Word 5: the first column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: heard or perceptible by the ear
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with A and ends with E.
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AUDIBLE
Word 6: the second column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with C and ends with G.
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CUTTING
Word 7: the third column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with S and ends with R.
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SLITHER
Word 8: the fourth column (column 7)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with D and ends with Y.
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DESTROY
What is the answer to Deluxe #155?
The answer is 8 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: ACCUSED, DETAILS, BLITHER, EAGERLY
Down: AUDIBLE, CUTTING, SLITHER, DESTROY
How do you solve #155 in 20 swaps?
Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 12 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.
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- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts A and H in place.
- Swap row 1, column 5 with row 1, column 6. This puts S and E in place.
- Swap row 3, column 3 with row 7, column 1. This puts T and E in place.
- Swap row 4, column 1 with row 4, column 3. This puts I and T in place.
- Swap row 4, column 7 with row 6, column 1. This puts T and L in place.
- Swap row 7, column 5 with row 7, column 6. This puts R and L in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 2, column 1. This puts U in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 7. This puts C and R in place.
- Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 7. This puts U in place.
- Swap row 3, column 7 with row 7, column 3. This puts S and G in place.
- Swap row 1, column 7 with row 5, column 2. This puts D in place.
- Swap row 5, column 2 with row 7, column 2. This puts L and A in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 2, column 5. This puts L in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 2, column 7. This puts E in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 5. This puts U in place.
- Swap row 4, column 5 with row 6, column 7. This puts T and O in place.
- Swap row 3, column 4 with row 5, column 1. This puts B in place.
- Swap row 3, column 4 with row 5, column 6. This puts A and E in place.
- Swap row 3, column 6 with row 6, column 3. This puts L in place.
- Swap row 6, column 3 with row 7, column 7. This puts N and Y in place.
What do the words in #155 mean?
- ACCUSED
- noun: a defendant in a criminal proceeding
- DETAILS
- noun: true confidential information
- BLITHER
- verb: to talk foolishly
- EAGERLY
- adverb: with eagerness
- AUDIBLE
- adjective: heard or perceptible by the ear
- CUTTING
- noun: the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- SLITHER
- verb: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
- DESTROY
- verb: do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Sunday, August 2, 2026.