This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 29, 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 OHNIR, ETFRA, ERMGEE and SCTUAC.
Jumble Hints for October 29, 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: OHNIR
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for an animal.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter R.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
A large, thick-skinned mammal with a horn or horns on its nose.
Jumble 2: ETFRA
Hint 1 · word type
A preposition used to describe time.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
Later than a particular event or moment.
Jumble 3: ERMGEE
Hint 1 · word type
A verb about movement.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter E.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
To come out of a situation, an object, or a liquid.
Jumble 4: SCTUAC
Hint 1 · word type
A noun for a type of plant.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter C.
Hint 3 · plain meaning
A succulent plant with a thick, fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves.
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 8.
Hint 2 · circled letters
The circled letters, listed in alphabetical order, are A, E, E, G, H, I, M, O, R, S, T, T, U.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters R and E.
Jumble Answers for October 29, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 29, 2026
- OHNIR = RHINO: Rhino is a noun meaning rhinoceros. Circled letters: H, I, O
- ETFRA = AFTER: After can mean later than something in time. Circled letters: T, E, R
- ERMGEE = EMERGE: Emerge can mean to come into view or become known. Circled letters: M, G, E
- SCTUAC = CACTUS: Cactus can mean a succulent plant with a thick, fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves. Circled letters: A, T, U, S
Final Jumble answer for October 29, 2026
ROUGH ESTIMATE
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 28, 2026
PANIC, EVENT, TAUGHT, EXCEED
Final answer: EXACT CHANGE
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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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