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Daily Word Grid #41: November 3, 2026
The daily word grid from November 3, 2026 (#41): 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
a powerful effect or influence
Its first letter
F
The word
FORCE
Middle row: a clue
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Its first letter
N
The word
NOISE
Bottom row: a clue
of a very dark black
Its first letter
E
The word
EBONY
Left column: a clue
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
Its first letter
F
The word
FENCE
Middle column: a clue
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
Its first letter
R
The word
RHINO
Right column: a clue
(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
Its first letter
E
The word
EVERY
The answer
Across: FORCE, NOISE, EBONY. Down: FENCE, RHINO, EVERY.
A 10-swap solution
One of the shortest ways, starting from the grid above (rows and columns counted from the top left):
- Swap C (row 1, column 3) with R (row 1, column 4)
- Swap O (row 1, column 5) with E (row 3, column 2)
- Swap N (row 5, column 1) with E (row 5, column 4)
- Swap O (row 1, column 1) with F (row 3, column 3)
- Swap E (row 2, column 5) with V (row 3, column 1)
- Swap E (row 3, column 1) with N (row 4, column 1)
- Swap O (row 3, column 3) with I (row 5, column 5)
- Swap Y (row 5, column 3) with O (row 5, column 5)
- Swap R (row 3, column 5) with E (row 4, column 1)
- Swap R (row 4, column 1) with C (row 4, column 5)
Frequently asked questions
What were the words in grid #41?
Across: FORCE, NOISE, EBONY. Down: FENCE, RHINO, EVERY.
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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