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Daily Word Grid #29: October 22, 2026
The daily word grid from October 22, 2026 (#29): 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
arousing or provoking laughter
Its first letter
F
The word
FUNNY
Middle row: a clue
having the same or similar characteristics
Its first letter
A
The word
ALIKE
Bottom row: a clue
a general direction in which something tends to move
Its first letter
T
The word
TREND
Left column: a clue
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
Its first letter
F
The word
FEAST
Middle column: a clue
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
Its first letter
N
The word
NAIVE
Right column: a clue
be the cause or source of
Its first letter
Y
The word
YIELD
The answer
Across: FUNNY, ALIKE, TREND. Down: FEAST, NAIVE, YIELD.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap E (row 1, column 1) with F (row 3, column 5)
- Swap N (row 1, column 2) with U (row 1, column 4)
- Swap T (row 2, column 5) with I (row 5, column 1)
- Swap N (row 4, column 1) with S (row 5, column 4)
- Swap D (row 2, column 1) with E (row 3, column 3)
- Swap L (row 2, column 3) with A (row 5, column 3)
- Swap I (row 3, column 2) with L (row 5, column 5)
- Swap D (row 3, column 3) with I (row 5, column 5)
- Swap E (row 4, column 3) with V (row 4, column 5)
- Swap E (row 4, column 5) with L (row 5, column 3)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #29?
Across: FUNNY, ALIKE, TREND. Down: FEAST, NAIVE, YIELD.
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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