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Waffle #30 (October 27, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #30 was the grid of Tuesday, October 27, 2026: six five-letter words, three across and three down, sharing nine crossing cells. At the start 8 letters of 21 were already green (in place), 4 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 9 grey. The 13 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 #30 in numbers

Letters in place at the start8 of 21
Yellow at the start4
Grey at the start9
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)2 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)2 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 2 (middle column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #30 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #30

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 L at row 1, column 5 with K at row 1, column 1. L lands in its place.

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

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

  4. Swap S at row 5, column 5 with L at row 1, column 3. S lands in its place; that completes KNEEL.

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

  6. Swap E at row 3, column 4 with K at row 1, column 4. E lands in its place.

  7. Swap P at row 2, column 1 with E at row 1, column 4. P lands in its place; that completes BESET.

  8. Swap B at row 3, column 2 with P at row 1, column 4. B lands in its place; that completes SPIKE.

  9. Swap I at row 4, column 3 with B at row 1, column 4. I lands in its place.

  10. Swap C at row 5, column 3 with I at row 1, column 4. C lands in its place and so does I; that completes BLACK, TWIRL and ALIBI.

Waffle #30 answer: the six words

Across: BLACK, SPIKE, TWIRL. Down: BESET, ALIBI, KNEEL.

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