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Deluxe Waffle #60 answers and hints

Need a nudge on the Wednesday, April 29, 2026 grid? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #60

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 #60

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: causing inconvenience

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with D.

    Show the word

    AWKWARD

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with G and ends with A.

    Show the word

    GONDOLA

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with B and ends with E.

    Show the word

    BARRAGE

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with S.

    Show the word

    ARDUOUS

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with A.

    Show the word

    ALGEBRA

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: similar in quality or character

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with K and ends with D.

    Show the word

    KINDRED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with A and ends with O.

    Show the word

    AVOCADO

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: underpants worn by men

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with D and ends with S.

    Show the word

    DRAWERS

What is the answer to Deluxe #60?

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: AWKWARD, GONDOLA, BARRAGE, ARDUOUS

Down: ALGEBRA, KINDRED, AVOCADO, DRAWERS

How do you solve #60 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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  1. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 7. This puts A and R in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts D and U in place.
  3. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 5. This puts O and A in place.
  4. Swap row 3, column 7 with row 5, column 3. This puts A and R in place.
  5. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 6, column 7. This puts E and R in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 5. This puts C in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 7. This puts A and E in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 4. This puts D in place.
  9. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 2. This puts A in place.
  10. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 7, column 7. This puts W and S in place.
  11. Swap row 1, column 3 with row 3, column 1. This puts G in place.
  12. Swap row 1, column 3 with row 4, column 3. This puts K and D in place.
  13. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 5, column 4. This puts W in place.
  14. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 3. This puts N in place.
  15. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 7, column 2. This puts L and R in place.
  16. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 5. This puts O in place.
  17. Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 7. This puts I and W in place.
  18. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 6, column 5. This puts D in place.
  19. Swap row 5, column 4 with row 7, column 1. This puts R in place.
  20. Swap row 7, column 1 with row 7, column 6. This puts A and U in place.

What do the words in #60 mean?

AWKWARD
adjective: causing inconvenience
GONDOLA
noun: a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
BARRAGE
noun: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
ARDUOUS
adjective: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
ALGEBRA
noun: the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
KINDRED
adjective: similar in quality or character
AVOCADO
noun: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
DRAWERS
noun: underpants worn by men

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Wednesday, April 29, 2026.