This page covers the Jumble puzzle for November 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 AMWNO, ILIVG, EOTSNF and LOHWLO.
Jumble Hints for November 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: AMWNO
Hint 1 · word category
A noun about people and gender.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter W.
Hint 3 · plain definition
An adult female human.
Jumble 2: ILIVG
Hint 1 · word category
A noun connected with sleep or religion.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter V.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A period of staying awake during usual sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
Jumble 3: EOTSNF
Hint 1 · word category
A verb about a material’s texture.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter S.
Hint 3 · plain definition
To make something less hard or firm.
Jumble 4: LOHWLO
Hint 1 · word category
A noun for a feature of mountainous land.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter H.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A small valley between mountains.
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 8 and 4. The game prints quotation marks in the final answer.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are E, F, G, I, L, L, L, M, N, O, S, W.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters S and F.
Jumble Answers for November 12, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for November 12, 2026
- AMWNO = WOMAN: A woman is an adult female human. Circled letters: O, M, N
- ILIVG = VIGIL: A vigil is a period of staying awake during usual sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. Circled letters: I, G, L
- EOTSNF = SOFTEN: To soften something is to make it less hard or less harsh. Circled letters: S, F, E
- LOHWLO = HOLLOW: A hollow is a small valley between mountains. Circled letters: L, L, W
Final Jumble answer for November 12, 2026
SMELLING “FOWL”
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for November 11, 2026
ABIDE, TWEAK, ENTITY, THROWN
Final answer: KNEW IT BY HEART
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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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