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Waffle #19 (October 16, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Friday, October 16, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #19 was the grid of Friday, October 16, 2026: six five-letter words, three across and three down, sharing nine crossing cells. At the start 5 letters of 21 were already green (in place), 6 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 10 grey. The 16 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 #19 in numbers

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

Waffle #19 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #19

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

  2. Swap D at row 3, column 4 with G at row 1, column 3. D lands in its place.

  3. Swap A at row 3, column 3 with D at row 1, column 3. A lands in its place and so does D.

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

  5. Swap N at row 3, column 5 with Y at row 1, column 4. N lands in its place and so does Y.

  6. Swap G at row 5, column 2 with O at row 1, column 5. G lands in its place and so does O; that completes TWANG.

  7. Swap O at row 2, column 5 with A at row 2, column 1. O lands in its place and so does A.

  8. Swap R at row 5, column 1 with C at row 3, column 2. R lands in its place; that completes TOPIC.

  9. Swap L at row 5, column 3 with R at row 3, column 2. L lands in its place; that completes CORNY and ARDOR.

  10. Swap U at row 4, column 5 with L at row 3, column 2. U lands in its place and so does L; that completes PUDGY and GAYLY.

Waffle #19 answer: the six words

Across: TWANG, PUDGY, CORNY. Down: TOPIC, ARDOR, GAYLY.

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