This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 16, 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 YITWT, VERRI, KMAERB and EPNXED.
Jumble Hints for October 16, 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: YITWT
Hint 1 · humor adjective
An adjective about humor and clever thinking.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter W.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
Clever in an amusing way.
Jumble 2: VERRI
Hint 1 · waterway noun
A noun about water in the landscape.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter R.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
A large, often winding stream that carries water from higher ground to lower ground.
Jumble 3: KMAERB
Hint 1 · travel verb
A verb about travel by water.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter E.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
To go aboard a boat or other vessel for transportation.
Jumble 4: EPNXED
Hint 1 · supplies verb
A verb about the use of supplies.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter E.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
To consume or use up.
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 4 and 6.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are B, E, E, E, E, N, R, T, T, V.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters E and B.
Jumble Answers for October 16, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 16, 2026
- YITWT = WITTY: Witty means cleverly amusing or quick and insightful. Circled letters: T, T
- VERRI = RIVER: A river is a large stream that carries water across land. Circled letters: V, E
- KMAERB = EMBARK: Embark means to board a vessel for travel or to start something. Circled letters: E, B, R
- EPNXED = EXPEND: Expend means to consume or exhaust something. Circled letters: E, E, N
Final Jumble answer for October 16, 2026
EVEN BETTER
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 15, 2026
DICEY, FROZE, BOGGLE, SPIRAL
Final answer: “BOARDER” COLLIE
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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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