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Deluxe Waffle #50 answers and hints

Need a nudge on the Sunday, April 19, 2026 grid? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #50

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 #50

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.

  1. Word 1: the first row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with D.

    Show the word

    CLOUDED

  2. Word 2: the second row (row 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with C.

    Show the word

    OCEANIC

  3. Word 3: the third row (row 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with E.

    Show the word

    EXAMINE

  4. Word 4: the fourth row (row 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with D.

    Show the word

    ALLOYED

  5. Word 5: the first column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with C and ends with A.

    Show the word

    CHOLERA

  6. Word 6: the second column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: involving only main features

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with L.

    Show the word

    OVERALL

  7. Word 7: the third column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the amount per unit size

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with Y.

    Show the word

    DENSITY

  8. Word 8: the fourth column (column 7)

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: fixed or established especially by order or command

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with D.

    Show the word

    DECREED

What is the answer to Deluxe #50?

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: CLOUDED, OCEANIC, EXAMINE, ALLOYED

Down: CHOLERA, OVERALL, DENSITY, DECREED

How do you solve #50 in 20 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 10 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 4, column 1. This puts E and L in place.
  2. Swap row 4, column 5 with row 5, column 6. This puts S and N in place.
  3. Swap row 5, column 5 with row 6, column 7. This puts I and E in place.
  4. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 2. This puts L in place.
  5. Swap row 5, column 2 with row 7, column 5. This puts X and Y in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 2, column 1. This puts H in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 6, column 1. This puts U and R in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 6 with row 1, column 7. This puts E in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 4, column 7. This puts D and R in place.
  10. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 7, column 1. This puts V in place.
  11. Swap row 7, column 1 with row 7, column 3. This puts A and L in place.
  12. Swap row 3, column 1 with row 7, column 2. This puts O in place.
  13. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 7, column 2. This puts L in place.
  14. Swap row 3, column 3 with row 7, column 7. This puts E and D in place.
  15. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 3, column 7. This puts A in place.
  16. Swap row 3, column 7 with row 5, column 7. This puts C and E in place.
  17. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 4, column 3. This puts R in place.
  18. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 5, column 3. This puts A in place.
  19. Swap row 3, column 6 with row 5, column 4. This puts I in place.
  20. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 7, column 6. This puts M and E in place.

What do the words in #50 mean?

CLOUDED
adjective: made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
OCEANIC
noun: an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
EXAMINE
verb: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
ALLOYED
adjective: (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element
CHOLERA
noun: an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
OVERALL
adjective: involving only main features
DENSITY
noun: the amount per unit size
DECREED
adjective: fixed or established especially by order or command

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Sunday, April 19, 2026.