This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 22, 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 NCWOR, RPEGU, ILEKFC and OPTRAS.
Jumble Hints for October 22, 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: NCWOR
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to royal clothing.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A royal or princely headdress.
Jumble 2: RPEGU
Hint 1 · word category
A verb related to cleaning.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 3 · plain definition
To clean thoroughly or clear away something unwanted.
Jumble 3: ILEKFC
Hint 1 · word category
An adjective related to personal loyalty.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter F.
Hint 3 · plain definition
Quick to change opinions or loyalties.
Jumble 4: OPTRAS
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to religious life.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 3 · plain definition
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
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 6.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, C, E, F, G, I, N, O, O, P, R, S, T.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters R, O and T.
Jumble Answers for October 22, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 22, 2026
- NCWOR = CROWN: A crown is a royal or princely headdress. Circled letters: R, O, N
- RPEGU = PURGE: To purge is to clean thoroughly or remove something unwanted. Circled letters: P, G, E
- ILEKFC = FICKLE: Fickle means quick to change opinions or loyalties. Circled letters: F, I, C
- OPTRAS = PASTOR: A pastor is someone with spiritual authority over a group of people. Circled letters: A, S, T, O
Final Jumble answer for October 22, 2026
RANGE OF TOPICS
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 21, 2026
GRIPE, BASIC, LAWYER, GLOSSY
Final answer: EASY AS “SPY”
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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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