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Daily Waffle #15 answers and hints

Need a nudge on the Sunday, March 15, 2026 grid? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #15

6 words hide in this 5×5 grid. You get 15 swaps, and the best solve takes 10.

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Hints for each word in #15

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 top row (row 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with M.

    Show the word

    STORM

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: widely known and esteemed

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with N and ends with D.

    Show the word

    NOTED

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with T.

    Show the word

    SNORT

  4. Word 4: the left column (column 1)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with S.

    Show the word

    SINUS

  5. Word 5: the middle column (column 3)

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: be or do something to a greater degree

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with O.

    Show the word

    OUTDO

  6. Word 6: the right column (column 5)

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the location of something surrounded by other things

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with M and ends with T.

    Show the word

    MIDST

What is the answer to Waffle #15?

The answer is 6 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: STORM, NOTED, SNORT

Down: SINUS, OUTDO, MIDST

How do you solve #15 in 10 swaps?

Make the swaps that fix two tiles at once first. This grid has 7 of them. The list below is one shortest route from the start to the answer.

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  1. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 5, column 4. This puts S and R in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 3 with row 5, column 1. This puts O and S in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 2, column 3. This puts I and U in place.
  4. Swap row 4, column 1 with row 4, column 3. This puts U and D in place.
  5. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 3, column 1. This puts N in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 2 with row 5, column 3. This puts T and O in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 2. This puts O in place.
  8. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 4, column 5. This puts R and S in place.
  9. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 3, column 4. This puts I in place.
  10. Swap row 3, column 4 with row 5, column 2. This puts E and N in place.

What do the words in #15 mean?

STORM
noun: a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
NOTED
adjective: widely known and esteemed
SNORT
verb: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
SINUS
noun: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
OUTDO
verb: be or do something to a greater degree
MIDST
noun: the location of something surrounded by other things

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Sunday, March 15, 2026.