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Waffle #41 (November 7, 2026): answer and a 10-swap solution

The waffle from Saturday, November 7, 2026. Play it first; the swaps and the six words are folded below. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Waffle #41 was the grid of Saturday, November 7, 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), 3 were yellow (right word, wrong spot) and 10 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 #41 in numbers

Letters in place at the start8 of 21
Yellow at the start3
Grey at the start10
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)3 of 5 letters in place at the start
Across 3 (bottom row)2 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)1 of 5 letters in place at the start

Waffle #41 starting board

A 10-swap solution for Waffle #41

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 O at row 1, column 5 with M at row 1, column 2. O lands in its place.

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

  3. Swap H at row 4, column 3 with E at row 1, column 2. H lands in its place and so does E.

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

  5. Swap R at row 4, column 5 with C at row 1, column 3. R lands in its place.

  6. Swap A at row 3, column 2 with R at row 1, column 3. A lands in its place and so does R; that completes CHARM and ORDER.

  7. Swap I at row 5, column 2 with O at row 2, column 1. I lands in its place.

  8. Swap H at row 2, column 3 with I at row 2, column 1. H lands in its place; that completes AIDER.

  9. Swap A at row 5, column 5 with H at row 2, column 1. A lands in its place; that completes TORCH.

  10. Swap L at row 2, column 5 with A at row 2, column 1. L lands in its place and so does A; that completes CLOUT and MARCH.

Waffle #41 answer: the six words

Across: CHARM, ORDER, TORCH. Down: CLOUT, AIDER, MARCH.

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