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Daily Word Grid #16: October 9, 2026
Stuck on today's grid? Start with a clue for each word; the letters and the answer only show when you open them. Give the daily grid another go first.
The starting grid
Green tiles start in the right place; yellow ones belong elsewhere in their row or column; gray ones are not needed in their row or column.
Clues for the six words
Top row: a clue
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
Its first letter
A
The word
APART
Middle row: a clue
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties
Its first letter
M
The word
MAIZE
Bottom row: a clue
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Its first letter
T
The word
TROPE
Left column: a clue
allow to enter; grant entry to
Its first letter
A
The word
ADMIT
Middle column: a clue
pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
Its first letter
A
The word
AMINO
Right column: a clue
in or at that place or location
Its first letter
T
The word
THERE
Today's answer
Show the answer
Across: APART, MAIZE, TROPE. Down: ADMIT, AMINO, THERE.
A 10-swap solution
Show the swaps
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap M (row 1, column 5) with T (row 3, column 1)
- Swap E (row 4, column 5) with R (row 5, column 5)
- Swap O (row 1, column 1) with A (row 2, column 1)
- Swap O (row 2, column 1) with D (row 5, column 3)
- Swap H (row 1, column 2) with P (row 4, column 1)
- Swap N (row 2, column 3) with M (row 3, column 3)
- Swap N (row 3, column 3) with I (row 4, column 3)
- Swap E (row 2, column 5) with H (row 4, column 1)
- Swap T (row 3, column 5) with E (row 4, column 1)
- Swap T (row 4, column 1) with I (row 5, column 1)
Frequently asked questions
What are the words in grid #16?
Six everyday five-letter words: three across and three down. The top row starts with A and the left column shares that letter. The answer is on this page, folded away.
Can it really be solved in 10 swaps?
Yes. Every grid is checked so that its shortest solution is exactly 10 swaps. You get 15, and each one you save is a star.
When does the next grid come out?
Every day at midnight Eastern Time (New York). Everyone gets the same grid that day.
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