Waffle hints and answers for September 25, 2026

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Maya ChenSenior Puzzle Editor · Updated Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Puzzle#1,708

Words6

Swaps15

Perfect10

Today’s Waffle grid

The scrambled starting grid for Waffle #1,708.

APXAELAMMAOHSEEIDRGJT

Waffle hints for September 25, 2026 (#1,708)

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

Across row 1In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.

Down column 1at or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

Across row 3a digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept or object, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.

Down column 3A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

Across row 5simple past tense and past participle of deal; to handle, to manage, to cope.

Down column 5to be; have existence; have being or reality

Spoiler

Waffle answers today

AGAPEHRXEMOJIAMSDEALT

AGAPEAHEADEMOJIAROMADEALTEXIST

How to solve Waffle #1,708

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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