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Waffle #37 (November 3, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #37 was the grid of Tuesday, November 3, 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 #37 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)3 of 5 letters in place at the start
Across 2 (middle row)3 of 5 letters in place at the start
Across 3 (bottom row)0 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)1 of 5 letters in place at the start
Down 3 (right column)2 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #37 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #37

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

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

  3. Swap O at row 4, column 1 with E at row 1, column 3. O lands in its place and so does E.

  4. Swap Y at row 5, column 3 with T at row 1, column 5. Y lands in its place.

  5. Swap I at row 5, column 5 with Y at row 1, column 5. I lands in its place.

  6. Swap P at row 2, column 1 with I at row 1, column 5. P lands in its place and so does I; that completes WHOOP.

  7. Swap R at row 3, column 4 with V at row 3, column 3. R lands in its place.

  8. Swap S at row 5, column 1 with R at row 3, column 3. S lands in its place; that completes WISER.

  9. Swap A at row 4, column 5 with S at row 3, column 3. A lands in its place; that completes POESY.

  10. Swap E at row 5, column 2 with A at row 3, column 3. E lands in its place and so does A; that completes SIEVE, RATTY and OVERT.

Waffle #37 answer: the six words

Across: WHOOP, SIEVE, RATTY. Down: WISER, OVERT, POESY.

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