Waffle Answer and Hints Today, #1751 for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026: A Swap Budget Explained

Waffle (wafflegame.net) puzzle #1751 is the grid for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, and seven of its 21 tiles start green. That leaves 14 to move, and the minimum is 10 swaps out of the 15 the game allows. Below you get one hint per word; the answers and the full route sit in the marked spoiler section.

Seven tiles are already home; the rules and tile colors are on our Waffle page.

Hints for each word

Across

• Row 1: first letter B, last letter E. A spree of doing something to excess, such as watching a whole series in one sitting.
• Row 3: first letter S, last letter O. A burst of many things at once, such as a round of gunfire or a flurry of criticism.
• Row 5: first letter L, last letter Y. An adjective for a person who is tall, thin and a little awkward.

Down

• Column 1: first letter B, last letter L. A leafy green herb that goes into pesto and on top of pizza.
• Column 3: first letter N, last letter N. A synthetic fiber used in stockings, rope and jackets.
• Column 5: first letter E, last letter Y. A two-part glue, or the resin it makes, that hardens into a tough bond.

How the swap budget works out on today’s board

Waffle gives you 15 swaps. Seven green tiles cost nothing, so 14 tiles are left to place. If every swap fixed two tiles at once, seven swaps would do it. Today’s route cannot manage that: four of its swaps fix two tiles and the other six fix one, so 4 x 2 + 6 = 14 tiles take 10 swaps. Five swaps stay in the bank.

The doubles arrive late. Swaps 1 and 2 fix one tile each, the first double is swap 3, and the next three doubles are swaps 7, 9 and 10. A route that opened with its doubles would feel quite different, because the early moves here are about setting up squares for the later ones.

One square works as a relay. Row 2, column 3 is touched by swaps 1, 2 and 3 in a row, more than any other square in the route. If you solve by hand, expect to park a tile there and pass it along.

The 21 tiles hold one letter three times, five letters twice each and eight letters once, which makes 14 different letters in the pile.

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More of today’s puzzles: Wordle hints and Connections hints. Yesterday’s grid: Waffle #1750.

Today’s Waffle answers (spoilers)

Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.

Direction	Position	Answer
Across	Row 1	Binge
Across	Row 3	Salvo
Across	Row 5	Lanky
Down	Column 1	Basil
Down	Column 3	Nylon
Down	Column 5	Epoxy

The solved grid, with a dot for each hole:

B I N G E
A . Y . P
S A L V O
I . O . X
L A N K Y

The starting grid

This starting grid shows the letters row by row, with dots for the holes:

B N G Y E
N . I . O
A P L V A
K . S . I
L A O X Y

Seven tiles are already green: B in row 1, column 1; E in row 1, column 5; L in the center; V in row 3, column 4; L in row 5, column 1; A in row 5, column 2; and Y in row 5, column 5.

A 10-swap route for five stars

Here is a 10-swap route, the minimum, that turns the starting grid into the solved grid. Play the swaps in order, since each one assumes the earlier ones are done. Ten swaps leave five of the 15 unused, so it earns five stars. Swaps 3, 7, 9 and 10 each put two tiles home at once.

Swap	Squares	Letters
1	Row 1, column 2 and row 2, column 3	N and I
2	Row 1, column 3 and row 2, column 3	G and N
3	Row 1, column 4 and row 2, column 3	Y and G
4	Row 2, column 1 and row 3, column 1	N and A
5	Row 2, column 5 and row 3, column 2	O and P
6	Row 3, column 1 and row 4, column 3	N and S
7	Row 3, column 2 and row 3, column 5	O and A
8	Row 4, column 1 and row 4, column 5	K and I
9	Row 4, column 3 and row 5, column 3	N and O
10	Row 4, column 5 and row 5, column 4	K and X