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Waffle #15 (October 12, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Monday, October 12, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #15 was the grid of Monday, October 12, 2026: six five-letter words, three across and three down, sharing nine crossing cells. At the start 6 letters of 21 were already green (in place), 7 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 8 grey. The 15 misplaced letters can be sorted in 10 swaps at best, so with the 15 allowed you have 5 to spare, and every spare swap is a star. The line below reaches the answer in exactly 10; it is not the only one, since the same letter often appears twice, but no shorter line exists.

Waffle #15 in numbers

Letters in place at the start6 of 21
Yellow at the start7
Grey at the start8
Minimum swaps10
Swaps allowed15 (5 stars at 10 or fewer)
Across 1 (top row)1 of 5 letters in place at the start
Across 2 (middle row)2 of 5 letters in place at the start
Across 3 (bottom row)1 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 1 (left column)1 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 2 (middle column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #15 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #15

One optimal line, computed from the best matching of misplaced letters to the cells that need them. Rows and columns are counted from the top-left corner.

  1. Swap T at row 2, column 1 with N at row 1, column 1. T lands in its place.

  2. Swap O at row 1, column 2 with T at row 1, column 1. O lands in its place and so does T.

  3. Swap O at row 1, column 5 with R at row 1, column 4. O lands in its place.

  4. Swap E at row 5, column 3 with O at row 1, column 4. E lands in its place and so does O; that completes OTTER.

  5. Swap S at row 3, column 2 with Y at row 2, column 3. S lands in its place.

  6. Swap T at row 3, column 1 with S at row 2, column 3. T lands in its place.

  7. Swap L at row 5, column 1 with T at row 2, column 3. L lands in its place; that completes ONSET.

  8. Swap O at row 5, column 5 with L at row 2, column 3. O lands in its place and so does L.

  9. Swap U at row 4, column 5 with E at row 3, column 4. U lands in its place and so does E; that completes SYRUP and REPEL.

  10. Swap S at row 5, column 4 with L at row 4, column 3. S lands in its place and so does L; that completes TROLL and TORSO.

Waffle #15 answer: the six words

Across: OTTER, SYRUP, TROLL. Down: ONSET, TORSO, REPEL.

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