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Daily Waffle #80 answers and hints

Need a nudge on the Tuesday, May 19, 2026 grid? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #80

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 #80

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.

  1. Word 1: the top row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a body of students who are taught together

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with E.

    Show the word

    GRADE

  2. Word 2: the middle row (row 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with R and ends with I.

    Show the word

    RABBI

  3. Word 3: the bottom row (row 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with H and ends with E.

    Show the word

    HORSE

  4. Word 4: the left column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the distance around a person's body

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with H.

    Show the word

    GIRTH

  5. Word 5: the middle column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: tree (as opposed to shrub)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with R.

    Show the word

    ARBOR

  6. Word 6: the right column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with E.

    Show the word

    ELITE

What is the answer to Waffle #80?

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: GRADE, RABBI, HORSE

Down: GIRTH, ARBOR, ELITE

How do you solve #80 in 10 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 7 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 3. This puts G and O in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 3 with row 5, column 2. This puts A and O in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 4, column 1. This puts L and T in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 5, column 3. This puts B and R in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 2. This puts D in place.
  6. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 3, column 5. This puts A and I in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 3. This puts R in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts E and S in place.
  9. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 5, column 1. This puts H in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 5, column 5. This puts R and E in place.

What do the words in #80 mean?

GRADE
noun: a body of students who are taught together
RABBI
noun: spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation
HORSE
noun: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
GIRTH
noun: the distance around a person's body
ARBOR
noun: tree (as opposed to shrub)
ELITE
noun: a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Tuesday, May 19, 2026.