This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 23, 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 NHWSO, TYRPC, ETCPAC and ISRCSI.
Jumble Hints for October 23, 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: NHWSO
Hint 1 · word category
A verb related to sight and presentation.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter S.
Hint 3 · plain definition
Made visible or put on display.
Jumble 2: TYRPC
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to buildings and burial.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain definition
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church used for burial.
Jumble 3: ETCPAC
Hint 1 · word category
A verb related to offers and group membership.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 3 · plain definition
To receive something with approval or admit someone to a group.
Jumble 4: ISRCSI
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to health and public affairs.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A decisive turning point or an unstable situation facing sudden change.
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, 1 and 4. The game prints quotation marks in the final answer.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are C, E, H, I, P, R, S, S, W.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters C, S and S.
Jumble Answers for October 23, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 23, 2026
- NHWSO = SHOWN: Shown is the past participle of show. Circled letters: H, W
- TYRPC = CRYPT: A crypt is a cave or an underground vault, especially a burial chamber beneath a church. Circled letters: R, P
- ETCPAC = ACCEPT: Accept can mean to receive something willingly or reluctantly, or to admit someone to a place or group. Circled letters: C, E
- ISRCSI = CRISIS: A crisis can be a decisive turning point, an unstable situation in public affairs, or a sudden change in the course of a disease. Circled letters: S, I, S
Final Jumble answer for October 23, 2026
“CREW S” SHIP
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 22, 2026
CROWN, PURGE, FICKLE, PASTOR
Final answer: RANGE OF TOPICS
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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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