Waffle hints and answers for October 5, 2026

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Maya ChenSenior Puzzle Editor · Updated Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Puzzle#1,718

Words6

Swaps15

Perfect10

Today’s Waffle grid

The scrambled starting grid for Waffle #1,718.

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Waffle hints for October 5, 2026 (#1,718)

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

Across row 1A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.

Down column 1A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof.

Across row 3An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.

Down column 3not drunk; not intoxicated.

Across row 5Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; brave and resolute; impudent.

Down column 5A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.

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Waffle answers today

POSSEOONROBOTCERHARDY

POSSEPORCHROBOTSOBERHARDYENTRY

How to solve Waffle #1,718

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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