This page covers the Jumble puzzle for October 31, 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 ATOGL, EWLOH, FMARFI and UFRETU.
Jumble Hints for October 31, 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: ATOGL
Hint 1 · word category
A verb about feelings.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter G.
Hint 3 · direct definition
To show obvious pleasure or self-satisfaction, often at a rival’s misfortune.
Jumble 2: EWLOH
Hint 1 · word category
An adjective about physical health.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter W.
Hint 3 · direct definition
Healthy and free from injury.
Jumble 3: FMARFI
Hint 1 · word category
A verb about speech.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter A.
Hint 3 · direct definition
To state confidently that something is true.
Jumble 4: UFRETU
Hint 1 · word category
A noun about time.
Hint 2 · first letter
The word starts with the letter F.
Hint 3 · direct definition
The time ahead that has yet to be experienced.
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 6 and 4. 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 F, F, G, H, I, L, L, R, T, U.
Hint 3 · first letters
The words of the final answer start, in order, with the letters F and F.
Jumble Answers for October 31, 2026
The unscrambled words and the final answer are hidden in two folds below. Open them after guessing.
Jumble word answers for October 31, 2026
- ATOGL = GLOAT: Gloat means to openly show pleasure or self-satisfaction, often at someone else’s misfortune. Circled letters: G, L
- EWLOH = WHOLE: Whole can mean healthy and uninjured. Circled letters: H, L
- FMARFI = AFFIRM: Affirm means to state positively or maintain that something is true. Circled letters: F, F, I
- UFRETU = FUTURE: The future is the time yet to come. Circled letters: U, T, R
Final Jumble answer for October 31, 2026
“FRIGHT-FULL”
Yesterday’s Jumble answers for October 30, 2026
OFTEN, WAFER, DONKEY, COHORT
Final answer: HEAD OFF TO WORK
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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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