Daily Waffle #32 answers and hints
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The starting grid for #32
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 #32
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
adjective: incapable of or resistant to bending
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with R and ends with D.
Show the word
RIGID
Word 2: the middle row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a late time of life
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with Y and ends with S.
Show the word
YEARS
Word 3: the bottom row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with N and ends with D.
Show the word
NOSED
Word 4: the left column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a synthetic silklike fabric
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with R and ends with N.
Show the word
RAYON
Word 5: the middle column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with G and ends with S.
Show the word
GRASS
Word 6: the right column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: treated with some kind of application
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with D and ends with D.
Show the word
DOSED
What is the answer to Waffle #32?
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: RIGID, YEARS, NOSED
Down: RAYON, GRASS, DOSED
How do you solve #32 in 10 swaps?
Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 4 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.
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- Swap row 3, column 4 with row 4, column 1. This puts R and O in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 2. This puts I in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 2, column 1. This puts R in place.
- Swap row 1, column 4 with row 2, column 5. This puts I in place.
- Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 5. This puts O and S in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 4, column 5. This puts E in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 2. This puts A and O in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 5, column 1. This puts R in place.
- Swap row 3, column 1 with row 5, column 1. This puts N in place.
- Swap row 3, column 1 with row 5, column 4. This puts Y and E in place.
What do the words in #32 mean?
- RIGID
- adjective: incapable of or resistant to bending
- YEARS
- noun: a late time of life
- NOSED
- adjective: having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
- RAYON
- noun: a synthetic silklike fabric
- GRASS
- noun: narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns
- DOSED
- adjective: treated with some kind of application
Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Wednesday, April 1, 2026.