Today's Waffle Answer June 24 #1615 - Words & Solution

24 June 2026 · 6 words · 5×5 grid · 15 swaps allowed Play on Waffle

Today's Starting Grid

Green letters are already in the correct position. White letters need to be swapped.

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Green = already correct · White = needs to be swapped with another letter

How to Play Waffle

There are 6 words: 3 horizontal (across) and 3 vertical (down). All 6 words are 5 letters long. The letters are already present but in wrong positions. Swap two letters at a time to get all words correct in 15 swaps or fewer. Green tiles are already in the correct position.

Hints

Reveal one at a time. Stop when you have enough to solve it yourself.

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SwapsEasy

How many swaps are needed to solve today's puzzle?

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Across wordsMedium

What is the first Across word (top row)?

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Down wordsMedium

What is the first Down word (left column)?

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All wordsHard

What are all 6 words in today's Waffle?

Full Solution for 24 June 2026

Spoiler below
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Across

Row 1: BRUNT — the full adverse effects; the chief consequences o
Row 2: TALON — A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other pr
Row 3: EATER — one who eats.

Down

Col 1: BATHE — to clean oneself by immersion in water or using wa
Col 2: UNLIT — not illuminated.
Col 3: TENOR — a musical range or section higher than bass and lo

Waffle Strategy Tips

How to solve the waffle grid in as few swaps as possible.

Green letters never need to move

Any letter already highlighted green is in its correct position. Never swap a green letter. Start by mentally removing green letters from your plan so you only focus on the white letters that need rearranging.

Work with the intersections first

The 5 intersection cells (where a row word and a column word cross) are the hardest to resolve because each swap affects two words at once. Prioritize getting intersection letters correct before fixing the non-intersection letters in each row or column.

Yellow means the letter is in the wrong row or column

A yellow letter appears somewhere in the word but not in the right spot. After each swap, the color feedback updates. Use yellow letters as candidates to fill the correct slot in the same word rather than swapping them far across the grid.

Solve one word fully before moving on

Pick the word with the most green letters already and complete it first. Locking in one full word eliminates ambiguity for all the cells that word shares with crossing words, which often cascades into rapid progress on the rest of the grid.

Avoid wasteful swaps

A wasteful swap moves a letter to a position that is not its final destination. Before swapping, ask: "Is this where this letter belongs in the solution?" If not, find the letter that does belong in that target position and plan a direct swap.

The minimum swaps is always less than 15

The game allows 15 swaps and rates your performance in stars based on how few you use. A perfect solve typically takes 10 or fewer swaps. If you are near 15, focus on the fewest remaining white letters rather than chasing a perfect star rating.

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Past Waffle Puzzles

The answer column shows all 6 solution words.

DateGame #Answer
Jun 24, 2026#1615BRUNT, BATHE, TALON, UNLIT, EATER, TENOR
Jun 23, 2026#1614STORM, SPOIL, OUTER, OCTET, LATCH, MIRTH
Jun 22, 2026#1613WIDTH, WRUNG, UNSET, DUSKY, GLYPH, HUTCH
Jun 21, 2026#1612LOBBY, LIVER, VIOLA, BOOTY, RAYON, YEARN
Jun 20, 2026#1611UNDID, UNDER, DEBIT, DEBUG, RUGBY, DOTTY
Jun 19, 2026#1610AGLOW, ABORT, ONSET, LOSER, TORCH, WATCH
Jun 18, 2026#1609LUMEN, LATHE, TYING, MAIZE, EJECT, NIGHT
Jun 17, 2026#1608CRASS, CRANK, ALONE, ABODE, KNEAD, SPEED
Jun 16, 2026#1607IDYLL, ISSUE, SQUAT, YOUNG, EAGER, LATER
Jun 15, 2026#1606WHIFF, WORTH, RUSTY, INSET, HATER, FOYER
Jun 14, 2026#1605DECOY, DOING, IONIC, CONDO, GOOFY, YUCKY
Jun 13, 2026#1604BRUSH, BEARD, AWFUL, UNFED, DODGY, HILLY
Jun 12, 2026#1603PUREE, PINCH, NOBLE, ROBIN, HUNKY, ENEMY
Jun 11, 2026#1602WATER, WHARF, ALBUM, TABOO, FROWN, RAMEN
Jun 10, 2026#1601FROST, FLOUT, OPINE, OVINE, THERE, THESE
Jun 09, 2026#1600ALGAE, ALERT, EMOJI, GROSS, TASTE, ELITE
Jun 08, 2026#1599CRAMP, CHIRP, INBOX, ABBEY, PAYEE, PIXIE
Jun 07, 2026#1598FARCE, FEAST, APING, RAINY, THYME, EAGLE
Jun 06, 2026#1597PERCH, UNCUT, PITCH, PLUMP, RECUT, HATCH
Jun 05, 2026#1596TANGO, THUMB, UNWED, NEWLY, BUYER, ODDER
Jun 04, 2026#1595HUNCH, HELLO, LINEN, NINJA, OVARY, HONEY
Jun 03, 2026#1594SOBER, SHARE, AVIAN, BLISS, EASEL, RENAL
Jun 02, 2026#1593SLEET, EXIST, LOGIN, SPELL, EKING, TITAN
Jun 01, 2026#1592DRANK, DEBAR, BOOZE, ALONG, RIGID, KNEED