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Waffle #24 (October 21, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #24 was the grid of Wednesday, October 21, 2026: six five-letter words, three across and three down, sharing nine crossing cells. At the start 7 letters of 21 were already green (in place), 5 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 9 grey. The 14 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 #24 in numbers

Letters in place at the start7 of 21
Yellow at the start5
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)2 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)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 #24 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #24

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 A at row 5, column 3 with T at row 1, column 1. A lands in its place.

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

  4. Swap U at row 2, column 3 with Q at row 1, column 1. U lands in its place.

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

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

  7. Swap A at row 3, column 5 with G at row 1, column 2. A lands in its place and so does G; that completes EASEL.

  8. Swap E at row 4, column 3 with A at row 2, column 5. E lands in its place; that completes SQUAT.

  9. Swap O at row 5, column 1 with E at row 2, column 5. O lands in its place and so does E; that completes EATEN and LOGIN.

  10. Swap N at row 4, column 1 with U at row 3, column 4. N lands in its place and so does U; that completes STUNG and ENSUE.

Waffle #24 answer: the six words

Across: EASEL, STUNG, EATEN. Down: ENSUE, SQUAT, LOGIN.

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