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Waffle: The Word Game

250 Puzzles to Wake Up Your Brain
Brief Description
The popular online puzzle makes its print debut! Of the many games that appeared online in the wake of the Wordle craze, Waffle is one of the best: easy to understand, fun to solve—and surprisingly well-suited to pencil-and-paper solving. The basic rules are simple: You are... Read More
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A pencil-and-paper adaptation of the popular online Waffle game, in which solvers unscramble six interlocking 5-letter words using yellow and green clues.

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The popular online puzzle makes its print debut!

Of the many games that appeared online in the wake of the Wordle craze, Waffle is one of the best: easy to understand, fun to solve—and surprisingly well-suited to pencil-and-paper solving.

The basic rules are simple: You are given a mini-crossword in which the letters have been scrambled. Letters on green squares are in the right position. Letters on yellow squares are in the right word, but not in the right position. (If they're on an intersection, they could be in either crossing word.) Letters on white squares are not in the right word.

Using logic and language skills, solvers narrow down what letters go where, crossing them off as they go, until their waffle is ready to serve!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454961086

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Puzzlewright Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 160

About the Author

James Robinson is the creator of the online word game Waffle (wafflegame.net). Following the viral success of his debut game, James founded Waffle Studio in Portsmouth, U.K., where he is assembling a team of like-minded puzzle creators to design innovative and engaging games for players around the world.

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