This page covers Waffle #1760 for November 16, 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 #1760 Hints for November 16, 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 · military noun
A noun used in military life.
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 group of soldiers.
Middle Row Word
Hint 1 · conversation verb
A verb about conversation and conflict.
Hint 2 · letters and vowels
The word has three vowels and no letter appears twice.
Hint 3 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
To debate opposing views or have a quarrel.
Bottom Row Word
Hint 1 · appearance adjective
An adjective describing physical appearance.
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 H.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
Physically strong and attractive in a masculine way.
Left Column Word
Hint 1 · cleanup noun
A noun associated with everyday cleanup.
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
Useless physical things to be thrown away.
Middle Column Word
Hint 1 · body noun
A noun for something in the body.
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
A body part made of tissues that perform similar functions.
Right Column Word
Hint 1 · religious noun
A noun associated with religious faith.
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 P.
Hint 4 · plain meaning
Reverence and devotion to God.
Waffle #1760 Answers for November 16, 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 #1760 answers
Across: TROOP, ARGUE, HUNKY · Down: TRASH, ORGAN, PIETY
- Top Row TROOP: A troop is a group of soldiers.
- Middle Row ARGUE: To argue is to debate differing views or quarrel.
- Bottom Row HUNKY: Hunky describes someone with strong, masculine beauty.
- Left Column TRASH: Trash means useless physical things to be discarded.
- Middle Column ORGAN: An organ is a body part composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- Right Column PIETY: Piety means reverence and devotion to God.
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 4, column 1.
- Swap the letter E in row 1, column 3 with the letter I in row 3, column 5.
- Swap the letter I in row 1, column 3 with the letter A in row 2, column 5.
- Swap the letter A in row 1, column 3 with the letter O in row 4, column 3.
- Swap the letter T in row 1, column 4 with the letter A in row 4, column 5.
- Swap the letter A in row 1, column 4 with the letter R in row 3, column 1.
- Swap the letter R in row 1, column 4 with the letter O in row 2, column 3.
- Swap the letter U in row 2, column 1 with the letter K in row 5, column 2.
- Swap the letter K in row 2, column 1 with the letter N in row 5, column 4.
- Swap the letter N in row 2, column 1 with the letter R in row 5, column 3.
Yesterday’s Waffle #1759 answers for November 15, 2026
PAINT, RIPEN, LAYER, PERIL, IMPLY, TUNER
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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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