Waffle hints and answers for September 17, 2026

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Maya ChenSenior Puzzle Editor · Updated Sep 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Puzzle#1,700

Words6

Swaps15

Perfect10

Today’s Waffle grid

The scrambled starting grid for Waffle #1,700.

AARANARTBDBIOOETMLARL

Waffle hints for September 17, 2026 (#1,700)

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

Across row 1to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

Down column 1Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

Across row 3The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

Down column 3a circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.

Across row 5Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.

Down column 5of or relating to birth.

Spoiler

Waffle answers today

ADORNLRAABBOTRIAMETAL

ADORNALARMABBOTORBITMETALNATAL

How to solve Waffle #1,700

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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