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Waffle #40 (November 6, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Friday, November 6, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #40 was the grid of Friday, November 6, 2026: six five-letter words, three across and three down, sharing nine crossing cells. At the start 6 letters of 21 were already green (in place), 5 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 10 grey. The 15 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 #40 in numbers

Letters in place at the start6 of 21
Yellow at the start5
Grey at the start10
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)1 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)1 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)3 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #40 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #40

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 Y at row 3, column 3 with O at row 1, column 1. Y lands in its place.

  2. Swap V at row 5, column 3 with Y at row 1, column 1. V lands in its place and so does Y.

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

  4. Swap I at row 5, column 1 with L at row 1, column 4. I lands in its place and so does L; that completes VOMIT.

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

  6. Swap I at row 5, column 4 with A at row 2, column 1. I lands in its place and so does A; that completes LOYAL.

  7. Swap U at row 3, column 5 with T at row 2, column 3. U lands in its place.

  8. Swap O at row 3, column 4 with U at row 2, column 3. O lands in its place and so does U; that completes MOODY.

  9. Swap R at row 4, column 1 with A at row 2, column 5. R lands in its place; that completes VITAL.

  10. Swap O at row 3, column 2 with R at row 2, column 5. O lands in its place and so does R; that completes TROUT and TOTAL.

Waffle #40 answer: the six words

Across: VOMIT, TROUT, LOYAL. Down: VITAL, MOODY, TOTAL.

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