This page covers Waffle #1759 for November 15, 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 #1759 Hints for November 15, 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 category
A noun used in art and home decorating.
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 P.
Hint 4 · plain definition
A liquid or paste that dries into a solid coating to protect or color a surface.
Middle Row Word
Hint 1 · word category
A verb about fruit and plant growth.
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 R.
Hint 4 · plain definition
To become mature, as fruit or grain does.
Bottom Row Word
Hint 1 · word category
A noun about materials and surface coverings.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has two vowels (counting only A, E, I, O and U) and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter L.
Hint 4 · plain definition
A single thickness of material covering a surface.
Left Column Word
Hint 1 · word category
A noun about danger and personal safety.
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 P.
Hint 4 · plain definition
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
Middle Column Word
Hint 1 · word category
A verb about speaking and communication.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has one vowel (counting only A, E, I, O and U) and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter I.
Hint 4 · plain definition
To suggest something without stating it directly.
Right Column Word
Hint 1 · word category
A noun for equipment used in music.
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 T.
Hint 4 · plain definition
A device that shows how far an instrument’s pitch is from the desired pitch.
Waffle #1759 Answers for November 15, 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 #1759 answers
Across: PAINT, RIPEN, LAYER · Down: PERIL, IMPLY, TUNER
- Top Row PAINT: Paint is a substance applied to a surface to add color or protection.
- Middle Row RIPEN: Ripen means to become mature or to cause something to mature.
- Bottom Row LAYER: A layer is a single thickness of material covering a surface.
- Left Column PERIL: Peril means serious and immediate danger.
- Middle Column IMPLY: Imply means to suggest something without making a direct statement.
- Right Column TUNER: A tuner can be a device that helps adjust a musical instrument by showing its pitch deviation.
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 M in row 1, column 3 with the letter E in row 2, column 3.
- Swap the letter E in row 1, column 3 with the letter L in row 3, column 4.
- Swap the letter L in row 1, column 3 with the letter I in row 4, column 3.
- Swap the letter R in row 1, column 4 with the letter N in row 3, column 1.
- Swap the letter Y in row 2, column 1 with the letter U in row 5, column 3.
- Swap the letter U in row 2, column 1 with the letter I in row 2, column 5.
- Swap the letter I in row 2, column 1 with the letter E in row 3, column 2.
- Swap the letter E in row 3, column 5 with the letter N in row 5, column 4.
- Swap the letter E in row 4, column 1 with the letter A in row 4, column 5.
- Swap the letter A in row 4, column 1 with the letter I in row 5, column 2.
Yesterday’s Waffle #1758 answers for November 14, 2026
ASIDE, VISTA, LATHE, ANVIL, INSET, ERASE
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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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