Deluxe Waffle #29 answers and hints
Need a nudge on the Sunday, March 29, 2026 grid? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.
The starting grid for #29
8 words hide in this 7×7 grid. You get 25 swaps, and the best solve takes 20.
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Hints for each word in #29
Tap one hint at a time. The clue comes first. Then you get the first and last letters. The word shows only when you tap the last button.
Word 1: the first row (row 1)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: one who trains other persons or animals
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with T and ends with R.
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TRAINER
Word 2: the second row (row 3)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a man who delivers the mail
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with P and ends with N.
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POSTMAN
Word 3: the third row (row 5)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with S and ends with L.
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SPATIAL
Word 4: the fourth row (row 7)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: the present or immediately coming night
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with T and ends with T.
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TONIGHT
Word 5: the first column (column 1)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: set in type
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with T and ends with T.
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TYPESET
Word 6: the second column (column 3)
Hint 1: the clue
verb: refrain from voting
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with A and ends with N.
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ABSTAIN
Word 7: the third column (column 5)
Hint 1: the clue
adjective: causing numbness or insensitivity
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with N and ends with G.
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NUMBING
Word 8: the fourth column (column 7)
Hint 1: the clue
noun: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Hint 2: first and last letter
It starts with R and ends with T.
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RINGLET
What is the answer to Deluxe #29?
The answer is 8 words that fit together in one grid. Tap below to see all of them. This puzzle has only one answer, so if your words differ, a letter is still in the wrong place.
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Across: TRAINER, POSTMAN, SPATIAL, TONIGHT
Down: TYPESET, ABSTAIN, NUMBING, RINGLET
How do you solve #29 in 20 swaps?
Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 11 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.
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- Swap row 1, column 3 with row 7, column 7. This puts A and T in place.
- Swap row 2, column 7 with row 7, column 5. This puts I and G in place.
- Swap row 3, column 3 with row 7, column 3. This puts S and N in place.
- Swap row 3, column 6 with row 7, column 6. This puts A and H in place.
- Swap row 4, column 1 with row 5, column 6. This puts E and A in place.
- Swap row 4, column 3 with row 7, column 2. This puts T and O in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 2, column 3. This puts T in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 7. This puts B and N in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 7. This puts R in place.
- Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 4. This puts I in place.
- Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 1. This puts N in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 5, column 1. This puts Y in place.
- Swap row 5, column 1 with row 7, column 4. This puts S and I in place.
- Swap row 2, column 5 with row 5, column 2. This puts P in place.
- Swap row 2, column 5 with row 5, column 7. This puts L in place.
- Swap row 2, column 5 with row 6, column 3. This puts U and I in place.
- Swap row 3, column 4 with row 4, column 7. This puts T in place.
- Swap row 4, column 7 with row 6, column 7. This puts G and E in place.
- Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 4. This puts T in place.
- Swap row 4, column 5 with row 6, column 5. This puts B and N in place.
What do the words in #29 mean?
- TRAINER
- noun: one who trains other persons or animals
- POSTMAN
- noun: a man who delivers the mail
- SPATIAL
- adjective: pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
- TONIGHT
- noun: the present or immediately coming night
- TYPESET
- verb: set in type
- ABSTAIN
- verb: refrain from voting
- NUMBING
- adjective: causing numbness or insensitivity
- RINGLET
- noun: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Sunday, March 29, 2026.