Daily Waffle #141 answers and hints
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The starting grid for #141
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 #141
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.
Word 1: the top row (row 1)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: be in motion due to some air or water current
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with F and ends with T.
Show the word
FLOAT
Word 2: the middle row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with C and ends with N.
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CHAIN
Word 3: the bottom row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
adverb: in an artful manner
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with S and ends with Y.
Show the word
SLYLY
Word 4: the left column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with F and ends with S.
Show the word
FECES
Word 5: the middle column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with O and ends with Y.
Show the word
OVARY
Word 6: the right column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: of or containing tin
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with T and ends with Y.
Show the word
TINNY
What is the answer to Waffle #141?
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: FLOAT, CHAIN, SLYLY
Down: FECES, OVARY, TINNY
How do you solve #141 in 10 swaps?
Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 6 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.
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- Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 2. This puts I and H in place.
- Swap row 3, column 3 with row 5, column 4. This puts A and L in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 3. This puts O in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 3, column 4. This puts F and I in place.
- Swap row 1, column 5 with row 4, column 5. This puts T in place.
- Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts N and Y in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 5. This puts N in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 4, column 3. This puts E and R in place.
- Swap row 3, column 1 with row 5, column 2. This puts C in place.
- Swap row 5, column 2 with row 5, column 3. This puts L and Y in place.
What do the words in #141 mean?
- FLOAT
- verb: be in motion due to some air or water current
- CHAIN
- noun: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- SLYLY
- adverb: in an artful manner
- FECES
- noun: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
- OVARY
- noun: the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
- TINNY
- adjective: of or containing tin
Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Sunday, July 19, 2026.