This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 27, 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 SZYTE, HCCUO, UYCNTO and AOTOTT.
Jumble Hints for October 27, 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: SZYTE
Hint 1 · word type
An adjective used to describe food.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter Z.
Hint 3 · plain definition
Having a sharp, spicy taste.
Jumble 2: HCCUO
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for household furniture.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A piece of furniture for comfortably seating more than one person.
Jumble 3: UYCNTO
Hint 1 · word type
A noun used in geography and local government.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain definition
A region defined for administrative or geographical purposes.
Jumble 4: AOTOTT
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for body art.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter T.
Hint 3 · plain definition
An image made on the skin with ink and a needle.
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 3, 2 and 3.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are H, N, O, O, O, S, T, T.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters N, S and H.
Jumble Answers for October 27, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 27, 2026
- SZYTE = ZESTY: Zesty can mean having a sharp, spicy taste. Circled letters: S, T
- HCCUO = COUCH: A couch is a sofa. Circled letters: O, H
- UYCNTO = COUNTY: A county is an administrative or geographical region. Circled letters: N, T
- AOTOTT = TATTOO: A tattoo is an image made on a body part, usually on the skin with ink and a needle. Circled letters: O, O
Final Jumble answer for October 27, 2026
NOT SO HOT
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 26, 2026
BROOD, PRIZE, FREELY, BUCKLE
Final answer: “DUE-ZY”
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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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