This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 19, 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 CLBKO, SRDES, AHBRCE and RTYIGT.
Jumble Hints for October 19, 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: CLBKO
Hint 1 · passage category
A verb about movement through a space.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter B.
Hint 3 · passage definition
To prevent someone or something from passing.
Jumble 2: SRDES
Hint 1 · clothing category
A noun in the field of clothing.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter D.
Hint 3 · clothing definition
An item worn on the body that covers the upper part and has a skirt below the waist.
Jumble 3: AHBRCE
Hint 1 · barrier category
A noun related to walls and embankments.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter B.
Hint 3 · barrier definition
An opening made by force in a wall or embankment.
Jumble 4: RTYIGT
Hint 1 · texture category
An adjective about the texture of a material.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter G.
Hint 3 · texture definition
Full of sand or other small, hard particles.
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 5, 2 and 4.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, E, E, I, L, O, R, R, S, T, Y.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters E, T and R.
Jumble Answers for October 19, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 19, 2026
- CLBKO = BLOCK: Block means to prevent someone or something from passing. Circled letters: L, O
- SRDES = DRESS: A dress is an item of clothing that covers the upper body and has a skirt below the waist. Circled letters: R, E, S
- AHBRCE = BREACH: A breach is an opening made by breaking through a wall or embankment. Circled letters: R, E, A
- RTYIGT = GRITTY: Gritty means containing sand or other hard particles. Circled letters: I, T, Y
Final Jumble answer for October 19, 2026
EARLY TO RISE
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 18, 2026
JOYFUL, DAINTY, POLISH, FUTILE, COGNAC, HANDLE
Final answer: FALLING INTO PLACE
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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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