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Daily Word Grid #20: October 13, 2026
The daily word grid from October 13, 2026 (#20): 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
useful and convenient
Its first letter
H
The word
HANDY
Middle row: a clue
the visual percept of a region
Its first letter
V
The word
VISTA
Bottom row: a clue
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
Its first letter
C
The word
CRYPT
Left column: a clue
violent and needless disturbance
Its first letter
H
The word
HAVOC
Middle column: a clue
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Its first letter
N
The word
NASTY
Right column: a clue
any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
Its first letter
Y
The word
YEAST
The answer
Across: HANDY, VISTA, CRYPT. Down: HAVOC, NASTY, YEAST.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap V (row 2, column 1) with A (row 3, column 1)
- Swap R (row 2, column 5) with E (row 5, column 2)
- Swap Y (row 3, column 4) with T (row 5, column 3)
- Swap T (row 1, column 1) with H (row 5, column 1)
- Swap T (row 1, column 3) with N (row 1, column 4)
- Swap T (row 1, column 4) with D (row 3, column 2)
- Swap C (row 1, column 5) with Y (row 4, column 3)
- Swap C (row 4, column 3) with T (row 5, column 1)
- Swap I (row 2, column 3) with A (row 5, column 5)
- Swap T (row 3, column 2) with I (row 5, column 5)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #20?
Across: HANDY, VISTA, CRYPT. Down: HAVOC, NASTY, YEAST.
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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