This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 28, 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 NACPI, TEVNE, UHTGAT and DXEECE.
Jumble Hints for October 28, 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: NACPI
Hint 1 · word category
A noun about feelings.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter P.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
Overwhelming fear or fright.
Jumble 2: TEVNE
Hint 1 · word category
A noun from social life.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter E.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
A prearranged social activity.
Jumble 3: UHTGAT
Hint 1 · word category
A past-tense verb from education.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter T.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
Gave someone instruction.
Jumble 4: DXEECE
Hint 1 · word category
A verb about size or measurement.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter E.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
To be greater than something or go beyond a limit.
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 5 and 6.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, A, C, C, E, E, G, H, N, T, X.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters E and C.
Jumble Answers for October 28, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 28, 2026
- NACPI = PANIC: Panic means overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting a group. Circled letters: A, C
- TEVNE = EVENT: An event is something that happens or a prearranged social activity. Circled letters: E, N, T
- UHTGAT = TAUGHT: Taught is the past tense and past participle of teach, meaning to give instruction. Circled letters: A, G, H
- DXEECE = EXCEED: Exceed means to be larger or better than something, or to go beyond a limit. Circled letters: X, C, E
Final Jumble answer for October 28, 2026
EXACT CHANGE
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 27, 2026
ZESTY, COUCH, COUNTY, TATTOO
Final answer: NOT SO HOT
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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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