Waffle · Classic
Waffle Classic hints for · #1565
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Just enough help
6 words. Every reveal is your choice.
Middle row
Letter clue
First letter
One more letter
Reveal middle row
Bottom row
Letter clue
First letter
One more letter
Reveal bottom row
Left column
Letter clue
First letter
One more letter
Reveal left column
Middle column
Letter clue
First letter
One more letter
Reveal middle column
Right column
Letter clue
First letter
One more letter
Reveal right column
Puzzle source: Waffle official game. The date above follows UTC.
Understand this puzzle
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 CRONY, position 1, meets left column CHAMP, position 1: both need C.
- Top row CRONY, position 3, meets middle column OAKEN, position 1: both need O.
- Top row CRONY, position 5, meets right column YODEL, position 1: both need Y.
- Middle row ASKED, position 1, meets left column CHAMP, position 3: both need A.
- Middle row ASKED, position 3, meets middle column OAKEN, position 3: both need K.
- Middle row ASKED, position 5, meets right column YODEL, position 3: both need D.
- Bottom row PANEL, position 1, meets left column CHAMP, position 5: both need P.
- Bottom row PANEL, position 3, meets middle column OAKEN, position 5: both need N.
- Bottom row PANEL, position 5, meets right column YODEL, position 5: both need L.
The 21 tiles contain A × 3, C × 1, D × 1, E × 4, H × 1, K × 1, L × 1, M × 1, N × 2, O × 2, P × 1, R × 1, S × 1, Y × 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.
Open the solver or play at the official site. FiveLetterWords is an independent helper.
Also on May 5, 2026
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: f6ed9d418b20.
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