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Waffle #23 (October 20, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #23 was the grid of Tuesday, October 20, 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 #23 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)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)0 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)3 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #23 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #23

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 3, column 4 with N at row 1, column 1. E lands in its place.

  2. Swap R at row 4, column 1 with E at row 1, column 1. R lands in its place and so does E.

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

  4. Swap U at row 5, column 5 with E at row 1, column 3. U lands in its place.

  5. Swap L at row 3, column 3 with U at row 1, column 3. L lands in its place.

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

  7. Swap F at row 5, column 2 with I at row 1, column 4. F lands in its place.

  8. Swap A at row 4, column 3 with F at row 1, column 4. A lands in its place and so does F; that completes REBAR.

  9. Swap O at row 5, column 1 with R at row 2, column 5. O lands in its place and so does R; that completes RISER and ROGUE.

  10. Swap L at row 5, column 3 with F at row 3, column 2. L lands in its place and so does F; that completes SLUNG, RIFLE and BLUFF.

Waffle #23 answer: the six words

Across: REBAR, SLUNG, RIFLE. Down: RISER, BLUFF, ROGUE.

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