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Waffle #17 (October 14, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #17 was the grid of Wednesday, October 14, 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), 5 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 10 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 #17 in numbers

Letters in place at the start6 of 21
Yellow at the start5
Grey at the start10
Minimum swaps10
Swaps allowed15 (5 stars at 10 or fewer)
Across 1 (top row)3 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)0 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 2 (middle column)1 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #17 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #17

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 A at row 2, column 5 with E at row 1, column 1. A lands in its place.

  2. Swap H at row 2, column 1 with A at row 1, column 1. H lands in its place.

  3. Swap B at row 3, column 2 with H at row 1, column 1. B lands in its place and so does H.

  4. Swap Y at row 3, column 1 with S at row 1, column 2. Y lands in its place.

  5. Swap R at row 5, column 5 with Y at row 1, column 2. R lands in its place and so does Y; that completes BROOD.

  6. Swap K at row 5, column 1 with L at row 2, column 3. K lands in its place.

  7. Swap C at row 5, column 4 with K at row 2, column 3. C lands in its place and so does K.

  8. Swap N at row 4, column 3 with A at row 3, column 3. N lands in its place.

  9. Swap E at row 5, column 3 with N at row 3, column 3. E lands in its place and so does N; that completes SHEAR, LANKY and OCEAN.

  10. Swap A at row 4, column 5 with B at row 4, column 1. A lands in its place and so does B; that completes BASAL and DERBY.

Waffle #17 answer: the six words

Across: BROOD, SHEAR, LANKY. Down: BASAL, OCEAN, DERBY.

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