This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 12, 2026: its four scrambled words and its final answer. The three hints for each scrambled word are folded below from lightest to strongest, and the answers follow the hints.
The scrambled words are ETRBE, WKAEA, EERITN and AFNNTO.
Jumble Hints for October 12, 2026
Open the hints for one word at a time. Each scrambled word has three hints, and each hint gives away more than the one before it.
Jumble 1: ETRBE
Hint 1 · headwear type
This is worn on the head.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter B.
Hint 3 · cap description
A soft, round cap without a brim, held in place by a band.
Jumble 2: WKAEA
Hint 1 · personal state
This describes a state a person can be in.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 3 · conscious state
Not asleep; conscious or alert.
Jumble 3: EERITN
Hint 1 · scope description
This describes the extent of something.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter E.
Hint 3 · complete scope
Whole or complete.
Jumble 4: AFNNTO
Hint 1 · content description
This describes what something contains.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter N.
Hint 3 · fat content
Containing no fat.
Final Answer Hints
The final answer is made from the circled letters of the four solved words. In the game, a cartoon and its caption point to that answer; this page does not show them, and the hints below use only the letters.
Hint 1 · word lengths
The final answer has three words. Their lengths in letters, in order, are 2, 1 and 3.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, E, E, O, T, T.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters T, A and T.
Jumble Answers for October 12, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 12, 2026
- ETRBE = BERET: A beret is a soft, round, brimless cap with a headband. Circled letters: E, T
- WKAEA = AWAKE: Awake means not asleep, conscious, or alert. Circled letters: A
- EERITN = ENTIRE: Entire means whole or complete. Circled letters: E, T
- AFNNTO = NONFAT: Nonfat means containing no fat. Circled letters: O
Final Jumble answer for October 12, 2026
TO A TEE
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 11, 2026
STITCH, HAMPER, QUENCH, REDEEM, ALPACA, BRANDY
Final answer: MUCH APPRECIATED
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Questions about Jumble
How is Jumble played?
Unscramble each group of letters to form an ordinary word, with one letter in each square. Some squares have a circle. Arrange the circled letters to form the final answer, which the cartoon and its caption point to.
When does Jumble change to a new puzzle?
A new online puzzle arrives at midnight in the player’s own time zone. The Monday-to-Saturday puzzle has four scrambled words, and the Sunday puzzle has six.
Where can a person play Jumble?
Play Jumble in a web browser on the Chicago Tribune’s games site.
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