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Word Grid Hints for Today: Grid #3

Six words, three across and three down. Open the steps for one word at a time: a clue, then its first letter, then the word. Play the grid while you go.

New grid in --:--:-- (midnight Eastern Time)

Today's starting grid

Top row across

Clue

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

First letter

C

First and last letters

C _ _ _ T

The word

CADET

Middle row across

Clue

any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind

First letter

A

First and last letters

A _ _ _ N

The word

ASPEN

Bottom row across

Clue

a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)

First letter

T

First and last letters

T _ _ _ R

The word

TUTOR

Left column down

Clue

a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

First letter

C

First and last letters

C _ _ _ T

The word

CHANT

Middle column down

Clue

station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

First letter

D

First and last letters

D _ _ _ T

The word

DEPOT

Right column down

Clue

the adult male singing voice above baritone

First letter

T

First and last letters

T _ _ _ R

The word

TENOR

Yesterday's answer (#2)

Across: SCOPE, ONSET, ESSAY. Down: STOKE, OASIS, ENTRY. Full page with a 10-swap solution

How the daily grid works

Swap tiles until all six words are right. Green means right letter, right place; yellow means the letter belongs elsewhere in the same row or column; gray means it is not needed there. Every grid can be solved in 10 swaps, you get 15, and each swap you save is a star. Want more? Unlimited grids has a new one every round, and today's groups hints and word hints are one click away.

Frequently asked questions

How do the hints work?

Each of the six words has four steps: a dictionary clue (with the word itself left out), its first letter, its first and last letters, and finally the word. Open only as many as you need.

Are these hints for the Waffle game?

No. They are for our own daily word grid, which you can play on this site. We never publish another game's answers.

When do the hints change?

At midnight Eastern Time, when the new daily grid comes out. Past grids stay in the archive with their answers.