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Waffle #34 (October 31, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Saturday, October 31, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #34 was the grid of Saturday, October 31, 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), 7 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 7 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 #34 in numbers

Letters in place at the start7 of 21
Yellow at the start7
Grey at the start7
Minimum swaps10
Swaps allowed15 (5 stars at 10 or fewer)
Across 1 (top row)3 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)3 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 2 (middle column)1 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #34 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #34

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 D at row 1, column 2. E lands in its place.

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

  3. Swap C at row 1, column 3 with A at row 1, column 2. C lands in its place and so does A; that completes SCARF.

  4. Swap R at row 4, column 1 with A at row 2, column 3. R lands in its place; that completes STEAM.

  5. Swap B at row 2, column 5 with R at row 2, column 3. B lands in its place and so does R.

  6. Swap E at row 5, column 3 with K at row 3, column 2. E lands in its place.

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

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

  9. Swap V at row 5, column 5 with R at row 3, column 2. V lands in its place and so does R; that completes EVADE and MAKER.

  10. Swap C at row 4, column 5 with E at row 4, column 3. C lands in its place and so does E; that completes ABACK and FREER.

Waffle #34 answer: the six words

Across: SCARF, EVADE, MAKER. Down: STEAM, ABACK, FREER.

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