This page covers Waffle #1749 for November 5, 2026: its six five-letter words, three across and three down. Each word has four hints folded below from lightest to strongest, followed by the answers and the fewest swaps.
The picture below shows the starting board, where a green square holds a letter already in the right place.
Waffle #1749 Hints for November 5, 2026
Open the hints for one word at a time. Each word has four hints, and each hint reveals more than the one before it.
Top Row Word
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for a part of the body.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has two vowels and at least one letter appears more than once.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter T.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing food.
Middle Row Word
Hint 1 · word type
An adjective used to compare ages.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has two vowels and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter O.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
Having lived or existed for more time than another.
Bottom Row Word
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for a person in health care.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has two vowels and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter N.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
A person who provides direct care for sick people.
Left Column Word
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for a feature of plants.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has one vowel and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter T.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
A hard, sharp projection on a plant.
Middle Column Word
Hint 1 · word type
A noun related to tidiness and organization.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has two vowels and at least one letter appears more than once.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter O.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
The arrangement or sequence of people or things.
Right Column Word
Hint 1 · word type
A noun related to crowds and groups.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has two vowels and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter H.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
A large number of people or things.
Waffle #1749 Answers for November 5, 2026
The six words and the solved board are hidden in the fold below, and the fewest swaps are in the next fold. Open them when you have finished guessing.
Waffle #1749 answers
Across: TOOTH, OLDER, NURSE · Down: THORN, ORDER, HORDE
- Top Row TOOTH: A tooth is a hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing food.
- Middle Row OLDER: Older means greater in age.
- Bottom Row NURSE: A nurse is a person who provides direct care for the sick.
- Left Column THORN: A thorn is a hard, sharp projection on a plant.
- Middle Column ORDER: Order means an arrangement or sequence, or the state of being well arranged.
- Right Column HORDE: A horde is a large number of people or things.
Solve in ten swaps
The game says every Waffle can be solved in as few as ten swaps, and the ten swaps below solve this one. Rows are counted from the top and columns from the left, both from 1 to 5.
- Swap the letter S in row 1, column 2 with the letter R in row 5, column 4.
- Swap the letter R in row 1, column 2 with the letter O in row 3, column 5.
- Swap the letter T in row 1, column 3 with the letter U in row 1, column 4.
- Swap the letter U in row 1, column 3 with the letter O in row 5, column 2.
- Swap the letter L in row 2, column 1 with the letter R in row 3, column 2.
- Swap the letter R in row 2, column 1 with the letter D in row 5, column 3.
- Swap the letter D in row 2, column 1 with the letter O in row 4, column 5.
- Swap the letter O in row 2, column 1 with the letter H in row 3, column 1.
- Swap the letter E in row 2, column 3 with the letter R in row 4, column 3.
- Swap the letter E in row 2, column 5 with the letter O in row 3, column 4.
Yesterday’s Waffle #1748 answers for November 4, 2026
OLIVE, TAPER, RULER, OTTER, IMPEL, ERROR
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Questions about Waffle
How is Waffle played?
The board holds six words, three across and three down, with their letters out of place. Swap two letters at a time to put every letter in the right square. A green letter is in the right place, and a yellow letter belongs to that word but in another square.
When does Waffle change to a new puzzle?
By default, everyone gets a new puzzle at the same moment, midnight GMT. You can change a setting to get it at midnight in your own time zone instead.
How many tries does a player get in Waffle?
You have fifteen swaps, and every Waffle can be solved in as few as ten swaps. The game gives a star for each swap left over when the puzzle is solved.
Where can a person play Waffle?
Play Waffle in a web browser on the game’s own site.
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