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Daily Word Grid #2: September 25, 2026
The daily word grid from September 25, 2026 (#2): how it started, the answer, and one way to solve it in 10 swaps.
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 area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
Its first letter
S
The word
SCOPE
Middle row: a clue
the beginning or early stages
Its first letter
O
The word
ONSET
Bottom row: a clue
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
Its first letter
E
The word
ESSAY
Left column: a clue
stir up or tend; of a fire
Its first letter
S
The word
STOKE
Middle column: a clue
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
Its first letter
O
The word
OASIS
Right column: a clue
an item inserted in a written record
Its first letter
E
The word
ENTRY
The answer
Across: SCOPE, ONSET, ESSAY. Down: STOKE, OASIS, ENTRY.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap S (row 2, column 5) with N (row 3, column 3)
- Swap K (row 3, column 4) with E (row 4, column 1)
- Swap O (row 1, column 1) with S (row 2, column 1)
- Swap O (row 2, column 1) with T (row 3, column 1)
- Swap O (row 1, column 2) with C (row 2, column 3)
- Swap A (row 1, column 3) with O (row 2, column 3)
- Swap I (row 1, column 4) with P (row 5, column 2)
- Swap Y (row 4, column 3) with I (row 5, column 2)
- Swap S (row 5, column 1) with E (row 5, column 5)
- Swap Y (row 5, column 2) with S (row 5, column 5)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #2?
Across: SCOPE, ONSET, ESSAY. Down: STOKE, OASIS, ENTRY.
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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