This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 26, 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 ODBOR, EZIPR, ERYLFE and LBKUCE.
Jumble Hints for October 26, 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: ODBOR
Hint 1 · word category
It is a noun associated with animal life.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter B.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A group of young birds hatched at the same time by the same mother.
Jumble 2: EZIPR
Hint 1 · word category
It is a noun associated with contests.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A reward offered in a contest.
Jumble 3: ERYLFE
Hint 1 · word category
It is an adverb about personal choice.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter F.
Hint 3 · plain definition
By one’s own choice.
Jumble 4: LBKUCE
Hint 1 · word category
It is a noun associated with clothing.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter B.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A clasp used to fasten a belt or strap.
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 two words. Their lengths in letters, in order, are 3 and 2. The game prints quotation marks in the final answer. The game joins words of the final answer with a hyphen.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are D, E, U, Y, Z.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters D and Z.
Jumble Answers for October 26, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 26, 2026
- ODBOR = BROOD: A brood is a group of young birds hatched at the same time by the same mother. Circled letters: D
- EZIPR = PRIZE: A prize is a reward offered in a contest. Circled letters: Z
- ERYLFE = FREELY: Freely can mean by one’s own choice. Circled letters: E, Y
- LBKUCE = BUCKLE: A buckle is a clasp used to fasten a belt or strap. Circled letters: U
Final Jumble answer for October 26, 2026
“DUE-ZY”
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 25, 2026
SURVEY, CENSUS, PELVIS, SAVIOR, MISUSE, UNSURE
Final answer: VERSES VERSUS VERSES
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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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