Today’s Waffle hints and answers for October 29

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Maya ChenSenior Puzzle Editor · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min read

Puzzle#1,742

Words6

Swaps15

Perfect10

Today’s Waffle grid

The scrambled starting grid for Waffle #1,742.

QTRUASEEEUHRONATMLONY

Waffle hints for today (#1,742)

A definition for each of the six words. Open one at a time and stop as soon as it clicks.

Across row 1a proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.

Down column 1a feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear; a prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.

Across row 3Ash-colored; pale; anemic, anaemic; appalled.

Down column 3Not the one or ones previously referred to.

Across row 5jolly and full of high spirits; happy.

Down column 5to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

Spoiler

Waffle answers today

QUOTAUTNASHENLEOMERRY

QUOTAQUALMASHENOTHERMERRYANNOY

How to solve Waffle #1,742

Green letters are already correct. Yellow letters belong in the word they are in but in another position; grey letters belong elsewhere. Drag one letter onto another to swap them. Solve all six words before you run out of swaps.

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Waffle tips for tomorrow

Work the corners first. Corner letters belong to two words at once, so their green and yellow clues are the most informative.
Count yellows per word. A yellow letter in a word must stay in that word. Move it along the word, not out of it.
Plan swaps that fix two letters. The ideal swap places both letters correctly. Ten perfect swaps solve any puzzle.

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