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Daily Word Grid #31: October 24, 2026
The daily word grid from October 24, 2026 (#31): 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
put, fix, force, or implant
Its first letter
S
The word
STICK
Middle row: a clue
a useful or valuable quality
Its first letter
A
The word
ASSET
Bottom row: a clue
righteousness by virtue of being pious
Its first letter
P
The word
PIETY
Left column: a clue
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
Its first letter
S
The word
SHARP
Middle column: a clue
an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
Its first letter
I
The word
ISSUE
Right column: a clue
the combined stakes of the betters
Its first letter
K
The word
KITTY
The answer
Across: STICK, ASSET, PIETY. Down: SHARP, ISSUE, KITTY.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap I (row 1, column 1) with S (row 2, column 5)
- Swap A (row 1, column 2) with T (row 3, column 1)
- Swap T (row 1, column 5) with K (row 5, column 4)
- Swap E (row 3, column 3) with S (row 5, column 3)
- Swap Y (row 1, column 3) with I (row 4, column 1)
- Swap Y (row 4, column 1) with R (row 5, column 5)
- Swap E (row 2, column 1) with H (row 5, column 1)
- Swap P (row 3, column 4) with E (row 5, column 1)
- Swap U (row 3, column 2) with S (row 4, column 5)
- Swap T (row 4, column 3) with U (row 4, column 5)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #31?
Across: STICK, ASSET, PIETY. Down: SHARP, ISSUE, KITTY.
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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