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Waffle #22 (October 19, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Monday, October 19, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #22 was the grid of Monday, October 19, 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), 6 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 9 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 #22 in numbers

Letters in place at the start6 of 21
Yellow at the start6
Grey at the start9
Minimum swaps10
Swaps allowed15 (5 stars at 10 or fewer)
Across 1 (top row)2 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)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)3 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)1 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #22 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #22

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

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

  3. Swap A at row 2, column 5 with R at row 1, column 4. A lands in its place.

  4. Swap X at row 4, column 3 with A at row 1, column 4. X lands in its place.

  5. Swap N at row 3, column 2 with X at row 1, column 4. N lands in its place and so does X.

  6. Swap S at row 5, column 2 with A at row 1, column 5. S lands in its place.

  7. Swap G at row 4, column 1 with S at row 1, column 5. G lands in its place and so does S; that completes CLANG.

  8. Swap R at row 3, column 5 with E at row 2, column 1. R lands in its place and so does E; that completes GREED.

  9. Swap S at row 5, column 4 with A at row 3, column 3. S lands in its place.

  10. Swap I at row 5, column 1 with S at row 3, column 3. I lands in its place and so does S; that completes EXILE, SALAD, CRESS and AXIAL.

Waffle #22 answer: the six words

Across: CLANG, EXILE, SALAD. Down: CRESS, AXIAL, GREED.

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