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Daily Waffle #40 answers and hints

Need a nudge on the Thursday, April 9, 2026 grid? Start with one clue. Nothing else shows until you tap it.

The starting grid for #40

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 #40

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

    verb: devote (oneself) fully to

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with P.

    Show the word

    STEEP

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with O and ends with N.

    Show the word

    ORGAN

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    noun: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with H.

    Show the word

    PITCH

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: walk heavily

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with S and ends with P.

    Show the word

    STOMP

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    adjective: being one more than seven

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with E and ends with T.

    Show the word

    EIGHT

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

    Hint 1: the clue

    verb: squeeze tightly between the fingers

    Hint 2: first and last letter

    It starts with P and ends with H.

    Show the word

    PINCH

What is the answer to Waffle #40?

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: STEEP, ORGAN, PITCH

Down: STOMP, EIGHT, PINCH

How do you solve #40 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 3 with row 3, column 1. This puts E and O in place.
  2. Swap row 1, column 5 with row 4, column 1. This puts P and M in place.
  3. Swap row 2, column 1 with row 2, column 3. This puts T and I in place.
  4. Swap row 4, column 3 with row 5, column 4. This puts H and C in place.
  5. Swap row 5, column 2 with row 5, column 5. This puts I and H in place.
  6. Swap row 1, column 1 with row 4, column 5. This puts S in place.
  7. Swap row 1, column 4 with row 3, column 2. This puts E in place.
  8. Swap row 3, column 2 with row 3, column 5. This puts R and N in place.
  9. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 4, column 5. This puts C in place.
  10. Swap row 2, column 5 with row 5, column 3. This puts I and T in place.

What do the words in #40 mean?

STEEP
verb: devote (oneself) fully to
ORGAN
noun: a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
PITCH
noun: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
STOMP
verb: walk heavily
EIGHT
adjective: being one more than seven
PINCH
verb: squeeze tightly between the fingers

Word meanings come from WordNet 3.1, a free English dictionary from Princeton University. Puzzle published Thursday, April 9, 2026.