5 FiveLetterWords

Waffle · Classic

Waffle Classic hints for · #1717

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#1717UTC

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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 Y.

One more letter
Starts with Y and ends with H.

Reveal top row
YOUTH

Middle row

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

First letter
Starts with U.

One more letter
Starts with U and ends with R.

Reveal middle row
ULCER

Bottom row

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

First letter
Starts with G.

One more letter
Starts with G and ends with E.

Reveal bottom row
GEESE

Left column

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

First letter
Starts with Y.

One more letter
Starts with Y and ends with G.

Reveal left column
YOUNG

Middle column

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

First letter
Starts with U.

One more letter
Starts with U and ends with E.

Reveal middle column
UNCLE

Right column

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

First letter
Starts with H.

One more letter
Starts with H and ends with E.

Reveal right column
HORSE

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 YOUTH, position 1, meets left column YOUNG, position 1: both need Y.
  • Top row YOUTH, position 3, meets middle column UNCLE, position 1: both need U.
  • Top row YOUTH, position 5, meets right column HORSE, position 1: both need H.
  • Middle row ULCER, position 1, meets left column YOUNG, position 3: both need U.
  • Middle row ULCER, position 3, meets middle column UNCLE, position 3: both need C.
  • Middle row ULCER, position 5, meets right column HORSE, position 3: both need R.
  • Bottom row GEESE, position 1, meets left column YOUNG, position 5: both need G.
  • Bottom row GEESE, position 3, meets middle column UNCLE, position 5: both need E.
  • Bottom row GEESE, position 5, meets right column HORSE, position 5: both need E.

The 21 tiles contain C × 1, E × 4, G × 1, H × 1, L × 2, N × 2, O × 3, R × 1, S × 2, T × 1, U × 2, 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.

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Also on October 4, 2026

Source and record information

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Letter clues and worked solving examples are deterministic calculations. Record revision: 998c08cc9532.

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