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Daily Waffle #217 answers and hints

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The starting grid for #217

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 #217

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  1. Word 1: the top row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with E.

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    MOVIE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with I.

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    ALIBI

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: small cold-water silvery fish

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with T.

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    SMELT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with S.

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    MEANS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with V and ends with E.

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    VOICE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: expel or eject without recourse to legal process

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with T.

    Show the word

    EVICT

What is the answer to Waffle #217?

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: MOVIE, ALIBI, SMELT

Down: MEANS, VOICE, EVICT

How do you solve #217 in 10 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 5 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 4, column 1. This puts I and N in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 5, column 2. This puts E and M in place.
  3. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 4. This puts O in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 5, column 3. This puts B and E in place.
  5. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 4, column 5. This puts E in place.
  6. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 1. This puts V in place.
  7. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 3, column 2. This puts A and L in place.
  8. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts S in place.
  9. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts L in place.
  10. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts C and T in place.

What do the words in #217 mean?

MOVIE
noun: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
ALIBI
noun: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
SMELT
noun: small cold-water silvery fish
MEANS
noun: thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
VOICE
noun: the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
EVICT
verb: expel or eject without recourse to legal process

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