How do the three hint levels work?
Every word in every grid gets three hints. Each one stays hidden until you tap it.
- The clue. A short meaning of the word, from the WordNet dictionary. It tells you what kind of word to look for without giving away a letter.
- First and last letter. Knowing the two ends of a word often brings the rest to mind, and it helps with the crossing words too.
- The word. If you still need it, tap to see the whole word.
Below the word hints you will find the full answer grid and a swap by swap route to it. Those are hidden too, so you can stop at any step.
Are these answers for the original Waffle game?
No. These hints and answers are for the grids on this site only. We make our own puzzles, so our answers will not match the original Waffle at wafflegame.net or any other site. If you are playing our grids, you are in the right place.
When do new hints go up?
The hints page for a grid goes live at the same moment as the grid itself: midnight UTC. Here is when that is in a few big cities today.
| City | New puzzle at |
|---|---|
| New York | 8:00 PM (Tue) |
| Los Angeles | 5:00 PM (Tue) |
| Toronto | 8:00 PM (Tue) |
| London | 1:00 AM (Wed) |
| New Delhi | 5:30 AM (Wed) |
| Sydney | 10:00 AM (Wed) |
How to get help without spoiling the grid
- Start with the word that stumps you most, not the whole grid. Solving one word often shows you letters in the words that cross it.
- Take the clue first, then go back to the board and try again before you open the next hint.
- Use first and last letters for crossing words. The first letter of a down word is also a letter in the top row, so one hint can help two words.
- Save the full grid for last. Once you see it, the solve is over. The swap route is still worth a look to learn a faster path.
What is the swap by swap solution?
It is one shortest way from the starting board to the answer: 10 swaps on the 5×5 grid and 20 on the 7×7 grid. Each line tells you which two tiles to swap and which letters land. We work it out from the grid itself, so it never takes more swaps than needed. Compare it with your own solve to see where a swap could have fixed two tiles instead of one.
Why look at hints at all?
Hints are a good way to learn new tricks. Seeing a word you missed, or a swap order you did not think of, sticks in your mind for the next grid. And if you are close to losing a streak, one clue can save it.