Deluxe Waffle #60 answers and hints
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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.
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
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.
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GONDOLA
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
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
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
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
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
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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- Swap row 1, column 5 with row 2, column 7. This puts A and R in place.
- Swap row 1, column 7 with row 7, column 4. This puts D and U in place.
- Swap row 3, column 2 with row 5, column 5. This puts O and A in place.
- Swap row 3, column 7 with row 5, column 3. This puts A and R in place.
- Swap row 4, column 1 with row 6, column 7. This puts E and R in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 5. This puts C in place.
- Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 7. This puts A and E in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 4. This puts D in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 2. This puts A in place.
- Swap row 1, column 2 with row 7, column 7. This puts W and S in place.
- Swap row 1, column 3 with row 3, column 1. This puts G in place.
- Swap row 1, column 3 with row 4, column 3. This puts K and D in place.
- Swap row 1, column 4 with row 5, column 4. This puts W in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 3, column 3. This puts N in place.
- Swap row 2, column 1 with row 7, column 2. This puts L and R in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 3, column 5. This puts O in place.
- Swap row 2, column 3 with row 4, column 7. This puts I and W in place.
- Swap row 5, column 4 with row 6, column 5. This puts D in place.
- Swap row 5, column 4 with row 7, column 1. This puts R in place.
- 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.