This page covers the Jumble puzzle for November 3, 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 MHBTU, UHBSY, TLCTAE and MVTEIO.
Jumble Hints for November 3, 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: MHBTU
Hint 1 · word category
A noun for a part of the body.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter T.
Hint 3 · plain definition
The short, thick part of the hand that can move to touch each of the fingers.
Jumble 2: UHBSY
Hint 1 · word category
An adjective used to describe plant growth.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter B.
Hint 3 · plain definition
Growing thickly.
Jumble 3: TLCTAE
Hint 1 · word category
A noun used in farming.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain definition
Domesticated animals such as cows, bulls, steers, and oxen.
Jumble 4: MVTEIO
Hint 1 · word category
A noun used in discussions of crime.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter M.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A reason or emotion that makes someone want to act.
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, 2 and 2.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are B, E, I, O, S, T.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters S, B and I.
Jumble Answers for November 3, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for November 3, 2026
- MHBTU = THUMB: A thumb is the shortest and thickest digit of the human hand. Circled letters: B
- UHBSY = BUSHY: Bushy means growing thickly. Circled letters: S
- TLCTAE = CATTLE: Cattle are domesticated animals such as cows, bulls, steers, and oxen. Circled letters: T, E
- MVTEIO = MOTIVE: A motive is a reason or emotion that prompts someone to do something. Circled letters: O, I
Final Jumble answer for November 3, 2026
SO BE IT
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for November 2, 2026
BRICK, FIGHT, STRAND, FAIRLY
Final answer: GRAINY
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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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