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Waffle #29 (October 26, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Monday, October 26, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #29 was the grid of Monday, October 26, 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), 7 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 9 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 #29 in numbers

Letters in place at the start5 of 21
Yellow at the start7
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)0 of 5 letters in place at the start
Across 3 (bottom row)3 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)2 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #29 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #29

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

  2. Swap L at row 4, column 1 with I at row 1, column 1. L lands in its place.

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

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

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

  6. Swap U at row 4, column 5 with G at row 1, column 4. U lands in its place and so does G; that completes REBUS.

  7. Swap R at row 3, column 3 with A at row 2, column 3. R lands in its place and so does A.

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

  9. Swap I at row 5, column 4 with C at row 2, column 5. I lands in its place and so does C; that completes DANCE.

  10. Swap E at row 4, column 3 with I at row 3, column 5. E lands in its place and so does I; that completes PLACE, BRAIN and SIEGE.

Waffle #29 answer: the six words

Across: REBUS, PLACE, DANCE. Down: RAPID, BRAIN, SIEGE.

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