This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 13, 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 CTFAE, LALIV, AOWLLP and RFDTIA.
Jumble Hints for October 13, 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: CTFAE
Hint 1 · gem feature
This is a feature of a cut gem.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter F.
Hint 3 · flat surface
One of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
Jumble 2: LALIV
Hint 1 · type of home
This is a kind of house.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter V.
Hint 3 · country retreat
A house in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
Jumble 3: AOWLLP
Hint 1 · type of impact
This can be a physical or emotional impact.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter W.
Hint 3 · heavy blow
A heavy blow or punch.
Jumble 4: RFDTIA
Hint 1 · state of motion
This can describe movement on water.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 3 · unsteered movement
Moved by waves or wind without being propelled or steered.
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 4, 2 and 6. The game prints quotation marks in the final answer. The game joins words of the final answer with a hyphen.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, A, A, C, D, E, L, L, L, O, R, T.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters T, A and R.
Jumble Answers for October 13, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 13, 2026
- CTFAE = FACET: A facet is one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. Circled letters: A, C, E
- LALIV = VILLA: A villa is a house in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. Circled letters: L, L, A
- AOWLLP = WALLOP: A wallop is a heavy blow or punch. Circled letters: A, L, O
- RFDTIA = ADRIFT: Adrift means moving, especially on water, without being propelled or steered. Circled letters: D, R, T
Final Jumble answer for October 13, 2026
“TOAD-AL” RECALL
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 12, 2026
BERET, AWAKE, ENTIRE, NONFAT
Final answer: TO A TEE
More Jumble: Yesterday’s puzzle · Play Jumble on the Chicago Tribune
Also today: Wordle · Connections · Strands · Pips · Phrazle · Quordle · Keyword · Colordle · Unwordle · Hurdle
Earlier days: 12 Oct
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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