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Daily Word Grid #18: October 11, 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
an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Its first letter
L
The word
LASER
Middle row: a clue
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Its first letter
L
The word
LEVEL
Bottom row: a clue
having …
Its first letter
C
The word
CURVY
Left column: a clue
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
Its first letter
L
The word
LILAC
Middle column: a clue
cut off from a whole
Its first letter
S
The word
SEVER
Right column: a clue
the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
Its first letter
R
The word
RELAY
Today's answer
Show the answer
Across: LASER, LEVEL, CURVY. Down: LILAC, SEVER, RELAY.
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 E (row 1, column 3) with S (row 3, column 4)
- Swap R (row 5, column 2) with U (row 5, column 3)
- Swap E (row 1, column 2) with A (row 3, column 1)
- Swap E (row 3, column 1) with L (row 4, column 3)
- Swap E (row 1, column 5) with R (row 4, column 5)
- Swap C (row 2, column 1) with I (row 3, column 5)
- Swap V (row 2, column 3) with E (row 4, column 5)
- Swap A (row 3, column 3) with V (row 4, column 5)
- Swap C (row 3, column 5) with L (row 5, column 5)
- Swap Y (row 5, column 1) with C (row 5, column 5)
Frequently asked questions
What are the words in grid #18?
Six everyday five-letter words: three across and three down. The top row starts with L 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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