5 FiveLetterWords

Waffle · Classic

Waffle Classic hints for · #1212

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#1212UTC

Just enough help

6 words. Every reveal is your choice.

Top row

Letter clue
5 letters, including 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U).

First letter
Starts with S.

One more letter
Starts with S and ends with K.

Reveal top row
STEAK

Middle row

Letter clue
5 letters, including 3 vowels (A, E, I, O or U).

First letter
Starts with A.

One more letter
Starts with A and ends with E.

Reveal middle row
AWARE

Bottom row

Letter clue
5 letters, including 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U).

First letter
Starts with T.

One more letter
Starts with T and ends with D.

Reveal bottom row
TREAD

Left column

Letter clue
5 letters, including 1 vowel (A, E, I, O or U).

First letter
Starts with S.

One more letter
Starts with S and ends with T.

Reveal left column
SHALT

Middle column

Letter clue
5 letters, including 3 vowels (A, E, I, O or U).

First letter
Starts with E.

One more letter
Starts with E and ends with E.

Reveal middle column
ELATE

Right column

Letter clue
5 letters, including 2 vowels (A, E, I, O or U).

First letter
Starts with K.

One more letter
Starts with K and ends with D.

Reveal right column
KNEED

Puzzle source: Waffle official game. The date above follows UTC.

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Choose a worked example after solving, or open just the part you need. These explanations are calculated from this recorded puzzle.

Check the nine shared letters

The three across words and three down words share nine tiles. An across answer needs to agree with each down answer at its first, third and fifth letters.

  • Top row STEAK, position 1, meets left column SHALT, position 1: both need S.
  • Top row STEAK, position 3, meets middle column ELATE, position 1: both need E.
  • Top row STEAK, position 5, meets right column KNEED, position 1: both need K.
  • Middle row AWARE, position 1, meets left column SHALT, position 3: both need A.
  • Middle row AWARE, position 3, meets middle column ELATE, position 3: both need A.
  • Middle row AWARE, position 5, meets right column KNEED, position 3: both need E.
  • Bottom row TREAD, position 1, meets left column SHALT, position 5: both need T.
  • Bottom row TREAD, position 3, meets middle column ELATE, position 5: both need E.
  • Bottom row TREAD, position 5, meets right column KNEED, position 5: both need D.

The 21 tiles contain A × 4, D × 1, E × 4, H × 1, K × 1, L × 2, N × 1, R × 2, S × 1, T × 3, W × 1. Count each shared tile once when checking whether an entered board can reach this solution.

These checks follow from the six verified answer words. A swap sequence depends on the letters and colours currently on your own board; enter those in the Waffle solver.

Continue with your own clues

A yellow letter at an intersection can belong to either crossing word. The dated archive gives the six answer words, with each crossing checked.

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Also on May 17, 2025

Source and record information

Recorded from the existing verified source adapter. Source retrieved .

Six answer words from the public Classic archive, checked against its dated number and crossing solution. Starting boards, artwork, definitions and other modes are omitted; the 23 hourly launch puzzles are outside this daily contract.

Letter clues and worked solving examples are deterministic calculations. Record revision: 9d85d5cbf8c0.

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