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Daily Word Grid #4: September 27, 2026
Stuck on today's grid? Start with a clue for each word; the letters and the answer only show when you open them. Give the daily grid another go first.
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
look at with fixed eyes
Its first letter
S
The word
STARE
Middle row: a clue
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
Its first letter
A
The word
ALPHA
Bottom row: a clue
make a great effort at a mental or physical task
Its first letter
E
The word
EXERT
Left column: a clue
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
Its first letter
S
The word
SHALE
Middle column: a clue
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
Its first letter
A
The word
APPLE
Right column: a clue
marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
Its first letter
E
The word
EXACT
Today's answer
Show the answer
Across: STARE, ALPHA, EXERT. Down: SHALE, APPLE, EXACT.
A 10-swap solution
Show the swaps
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap C (row 3, column 4) with H (row 4, column 5)
- Swap T (row 3, column 5) with A (row 5, column 5)
- Swap L (row 1, column 1) with S (row 1, column 5)
- Swap L (row 1, column 5) with E (row 3, column 2)
- Swap H (row 1, column 2) with T (row 3, column 3)
- Swap L (row 1, column 3) with A (row 2, column 1)
- Swap L (row 1, column 4) with R (row 5, column 2)
- Swap X (row 4, column 3) with L (row 5, column 2)
- Swap L (row 2, column 1) with H (row 3, column 3)
- Swap L (row 3, column 3) with P (row 4, column 1)
Frequently asked questions
What are the words in grid #4?
Six everyday five-letter words: three across and three down. The top row starts with S and the left column shares that letter. The answer is on this page, folded away.
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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