This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 24, 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 ETUSQ, OLPTI, OLNEPL and AYLGCE.
Jumble Hints for October 24, 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: ETUSQ
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to travel and personal goals.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter Q.
Hint 3 · word meaning
A journey or effort to achieve a goal.
Jumble 2: OLPTI
Hint 1 · word category
A noun for a person in water transportation.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 3 · word meaning
A person who steers a ship.
Jumble 3: OLNEPL
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to plant life.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 3 · word meaning
A fine, grainy substance produced in flowers.
Jumble 4: AYLGCE
Hint 1 · word category
A noun related to money and property.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter L.
Hint 3 · word meaning
Money or property left to someone in a will.
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 four words. Their lengths in letters, in order, are 2, 3, 2 and 5.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are E, G, I, L, N, O, O, S, T, T, U, Y.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters G, O, I and S.
Jumble Answers for October 24, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 24, 2026
- ETUSQ = QUEST: A quest is a journey, search, or effort to achieve a goal. Circled letters: U, S, T
- OLPTI = PILOT: A pilot is a person who steers a ship. Circled letters: I, O, T
- OLNEPL = POLLEN: Pollen is a fine, grainy substance produced in flowers. Circled letters: O, L, N
- AYLGCE = LEGACY: A legacy is money or property left to someone in a will. Circled letters: E, G, Y
Final Jumble answer for October 24, 2026
GO OUT IN STYLE
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 23, 2026
SHOWN, CRYPT, ACCEPT, CRISIS
Final answer: “CREW S” SHIP
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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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