This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 20, 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 GHUCO, TUYOH, DFRFAO and RTHETO.
Jumble Hints for October 20, 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: GHUCO
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to breathing and the body.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
A sudden, often involuntary burst of air from the lungs through the mouth, making a short, sharp sound.
Jumble 2: TUYOH
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to stages of life.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter Y.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
The early part of life before adulthood.
Jumble 3: DFRFAO
Hint 1 · word category
A verb related to money and spending.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
To have enough money to pay for something without serious financial harm.
Jumble 4: RTHETO
Hint 1 · word category
An adjective related to temperature.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter H.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
Having a higher temperature than something else.
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 4, 3 and 7.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are D, F, F, G, H, H, O, O, O, O, R, T, T, U.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters F, F and T.
Jumble Answers for October 20, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 20, 2026
- GHUCO = COUGH: A cough is a sudden expulsion of air from the lungs through the mouth with a short, sharp sound. Circled letters: O, G, H
- TUYOH = YOUTH: Youth can mean the state of being young, the early part of life, or a young person. Circled letters: O, U, H
- DFRFAO = AFFORD: To afford something is to be able to bear its cost without serious harm. Circled letters: F, F, O, D
- RTHETO = HOTTER: Hotter is the comparative form of hot, meaning higher in temperature. Circled letters: O, T, T, R
Final Jumble answer for October 20, 2026
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 19, 2026
BLOCK, DRESS, BREACH, GRITTY
Final answer: EARLY TO RISE
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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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