Word Salad 497

Word Salad 497 July 10, 2025
We were able to uncover a total of five answers for Puzzle No. 497 which had these letters: C F N T L O A U E I C S V W H T.
There one 8-letter words, two 7-letter words, one 5-letter words, and one 4-letter words, so you need solve five words to complete it.
All the words we solved lie below but before them we put some hints which you can reveal by taping the plus (+) sign.

Answer hints may help you figure it out yourself. Go straight to the answers if you ran out of patience.

Hints

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C* * * * * * T 8 letters
definition
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
C* * * * * T 7 letters
definition
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
F* * * * * N 7 letters
definition
A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
F* * * S 5 letters
definition
A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
V* * W 4 letters
definition
(physical) Visual perception.