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Corner and Edge Letter Strategies

Corners touch fewer crossers—use them to test partial word fits before center chaos.

Common vowels and consonants anchor multiple words—place E, A, R, S thoughtfully early.

Thirty-second scan identifies obvious misfits and high-confidence anchor letters before swapping.

Intersection letters must satisfy both directions—confirm crossers before locking edge letters.

Each swap costs one move—plan chains that fix two words simultaneously to conserve budget.

Phones need deliberate taps; desktop mice allow faster multi-swap review of the board.

Waffle gives all letters upfront—success is rearrangement, not guessing from scratch.

Five-by-five grid with corner and edge words crossing—every letter belongs to two words.

Scan the grid, swap misplaced letters along rows and columns, and solve all six words before moves run out.