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Deluxe Waffle #194 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #194

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 #194

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 first row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a man who delivers the mail

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with N.

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    MAILMAN

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with R.

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    SETTLER

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: thrust or throw into

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with E.

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    IMMERSE

  4. Word 4: the fourth row (row 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with Y.

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    ECSTASY

  5. Word 5: the first column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with E.

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    MISSILE

  6. Word 6: the second column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with I and ends with S.

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    ISTHMUS

  7. Word 7: the third column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with A.

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    MALARIA

  8. Word 8: the fourth column (column 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a child's room for a baby

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with N and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    NURSERY

What is the answer to Deluxe #194?

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: MAILMAN, SETTLER, IMMERSE, ECSTASY

Down: MISSILE, ISTHMUS, MALARIA, NURSERY

How do you solve #194 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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  1. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts M and R in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 7. This puts A and E in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 3 with row 1, column 5. This puts I and M in place.
  4. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 5, column 6. This puts L and S in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 2, column 7. This puts A and U in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts N and T in place.
  7. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 4, column 3. This puts A and H in place.
  8. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 3. This puts I in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 3, column 2. This puts E in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 6, column 1. This puts S and L in place.
  11. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 3, column 6. This puts T in place.
  12. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 3, column 7. This puts R in place.
  13. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 7, column 1. This puts E in place.
  14. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 7, column 5. This puts T and A in place.
  15. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts I in place.
  16. Swap row 3, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts L and E in place.
  17. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 4, column 1. This puts S in place.
  18. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 6, column 3. This puts E and U in place.
  19. Swap row 4, column 7 with row 5, column 3. This puts M in place.
  20. Swap row 4, column 7 with row 6, column 7. This puts S and R in place.

What do the words in #194 mean?

MAILMAN
noun: a man who delivers the mail
SETTLER
noun: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
IMMERSE
verb: thrust or throw into
ECSTASY
noun: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
MISSILE
noun: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives
ISTHMUS
noun: a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
MALARIA
noun: an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito
NURSERY
noun: a child's room for a baby

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Thursday, September 10, 2026.