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Daily Word Grid #30: October 23, 2026
The daily word grid from October 23, 2026 (#30): 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
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
Its first letter
C
The word
COMET
Middle row: a clue
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Its first letter
E
The word
EQUIP
Bottom row: a clue
utter obscenities or profanities
Its first letter
S
The word
SWEAR
Left column: a clue
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
Its first letter
C
The word
CHESS
Middle column: a clue
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually…
Its first letter
M
The word
MOUSE
Right column: a clue
a convex shape that narrows toward a point
Its first letter
T
The word
TAPER
The answer
Across: COMET, EQUIP, SWEAR. Down: CHESS, MOUSE, TAPER.
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 1, column 4) with E (row 5, column 1)
- Swap W (row 3, column 2) with Q (row 5, column 2)
- Swap O (row 1, column 1) with C (row 5, column 5)
- Swap R (row 1, column 2) with O (row 5, column 5)
- Swap E (row 1, column 3) with M (row 3, column 3)
- Swap U (row 2, column 1) with H (row 5, column 4)
- Swap I (row 2, column 5) with A (row 3, column 5)
- Swap P (row 3, column 4) with I (row 3, column 5)
- Swap A (row 3, column 1) with E (row 3, column 3)
- Swap A (row 3, column 3) with U (row 5, column 4)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #30?
Across: COMET, EQUIP, SWEAR. Down: CHESS, MOUSE, TAPER.
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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