Daily Waffle #92 answers and hints
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The starting grid for #92
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 #92
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: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with A and ends with E.
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ACUTE
Word 2: the middle row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with R and ends with O.
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RATIO
Word 3: the bottom row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the place where some action occurs
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with S and ends with E.
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SCENE
Word 4: the left column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with A and ends with S.
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ACRES
Word 5: the middle column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: undo the ties of
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with U and ends with E.
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UNTIE
Word 6: the right column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: become ground down or deteriorate
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with E and ends with E.
Show the word
ERODE
What is the answer to Waffle #92?
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: ACUTE, RATIO, SCENE
Down: ACRES, UNTIE, ERODE
How do you solve #92 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 3 with row 4, column 3. This puts T and I in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 1, column 2. This puts A in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 1, column 3. This puts C in place.
- Swap row 1, column 3 with row 1, column 4. This puts U in place.
- Swap row 1, column 4 with row 2, column 5. This puts T in place.
- Swap row 2, column 5 with row 5, column 5. This puts R and E in place.
- Swap row 1, column 5 with row 5, column 1. This puts E in place.
- Swap row 5, column 1 with row 5, column 4. This puts S and N in place.
- Swap row 3, column 2 with row 3, column 4. This puts A in place.
- Swap row 3, column 4 with row 4, column 1. This puts I and E in place.
What do the words in #92 mean?
- ACUTE
- adjective: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- RATIO
- noun: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
- SCENE
- noun: the place where some action occurs
- ACRES
- noun: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
- UNTIE
- verb: undo the ties of
- ERODE
- verb: become ground down or deteriorate
Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Sunday, May 31, 2026.