This page covers the Jumble puzzle for November 5, 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 LSAAS, EDURD, NRETSY and PLDUHE.
Jumble Hints for November 5, 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: LSAAS
Hint 1 · word category
A noun in food and cooking.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter S.
Hint 3 · specific meaning
A spicy tomato sauce of Mexican origin, often containing onions and hot peppers.
Jumble 2: EDURD
Hint 1 · word category
A noun for an animal body part.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter U.
Hint 3 · specific meaning
An organ formed from the mammary glands of a female mammal such as a cow, goat, sheep, or deer.
Jumble 3: NRETSY
Hint 1 · word category
A noun in military life.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter S.
Hint 3 · specific meaning
A guard, especially one on duty at the entrance to a military base.
Jumble 4: PLDUHE
Hint 1 · word category
A verb form used in speaking about the past.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter U.
Hint 3 · grammatical meaning
A form used as both the simple past and the past participle of a verb.
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 two words. Their lengths in letters, in order, are 7 and 7.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, D, D, E, E, H, L, P, R, R, S, S, S, Y.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters S and D.
Jumble Answers for November 5, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for November 5, 2026
- LSAAS = SALSA: Salsa is a spicy Mexican tomato sauce that often includes onions and hot peppers. Circled letters: S, A, S
- EDURD = UDDER: An udder is an organ formed from the mammary glands of a female four-legged mammal. Circled letters: D, D, R
- NRETSY = SENTRY: A sentry is a guard, particularly one stationed at a military base entrance. Circled letters: S, E, R, Y
- PLDUHE = UPHELD: Upheld is the simple past and past participle of uphold. Circled letters: P, H, E, L
Final Jumble answer for November 5, 2026
SHARPLY DRESSED
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for November 4, 2026
RADAR, PUTTY, CRUNCH, ACCORD
Final answer: CUT-AND-DRY
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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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