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Daily Word Grid #32: October 25, 2026
The daily word grid from October 25, 2026 (#32): 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
an alloy of copper and zinc
Its first letter
B
The word
BRASS
Middle row: a clue
any property detected by the olfactory system
Its first letter
A
The word
AROMA
Bottom row: a clue
pinch or squeeze sharply
Its first letter
T
The word
TWEAK
Left column: a clue
speaking of yourself in superlatives
Its first letter
B
The word
BOAST
Middle column: a clue
sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
Its first letter
A
The word
ADOBE
Right column: a clue
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
Its first letter
S
The word
STACK
The answer
Across: BRASS, AROMA, TWEAK. Down: BOAST, ADOBE, STACK.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap O (row 1, column 3) with A (row 2, column 1)
- Swap A (row 1, column 4) with S (row 5, column 4)
- Swap O (row 1, column 1) with B (row 3, column 1)
- Swap D (row 1, column 2) with R (row 5, column 1)
- Swap T (row 2, column 3) with D (row 5, column 1)
- Swap O (row 3, column 1) with A (row 4, column 5)
- Swap C (row 3, column 3) with O (row 4, column 5)
- Swap A (row 3, column 4) with M (row 4, column 1)
- Swap E (row 3, column 5) with A (row 4, column 1)
- Swap E (row 4, column 1) with S (row 5, column 3)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #32?
Across: BRASS, AROMA, TWEAK. Down: BOAST, ADOBE, STACK.
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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