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Daily Word Grid #24: October 17, 2026
The daily word grid from October 17, 2026 (#24): 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
a small band of jazz musicians
Its first letter
C
The word
COMBO
Middle row: a clue
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
Its first letter
M
The word
MEDIC
Bottom row: a clue
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
Its first letter
C
The word
CHAIR
Left column: a clue
arousing or provoking laughter
Its first letter
C
The word
COMIC
Middle column: a clue
An everyday five-letter word.
Its first letter
M
The word
MEDIA
Right column: a clue
come to one's mind; suggest itself
Its first letter
O
The word
OCCUR
The answer
Across: COMBO, MEDIC, CHAIR. Down: COMIC, MEDIA, OCCUR.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap D (row 1, column 1) with C (row 3, column 3)
- Swap R (row 2, column 1) with O (row 5, column 5)
- Swap H (row 2, column 3) with E (row 5, column 2)
- Swap C (row 4, column 5) with U (row 5, column 1)
- Swap C (row 1, column 2) with O (row 3, column 1)
- Swap M (row 2, column 5) with C (row 3, column 1)
- Swap E (row 1, column 5) with O (row 5, column 3)
- Swap I (row 3, column 2) with E (row 5, column 3)
- Swap C (row 3, column 4) with I (row 5, column 3)
- Swap A (row 3, column 5) with C (row 5, column 3)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #24?
Across: COMBO, MEDIC, CHAIR. Down: COMIC, MEDIA, OCCUR.
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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