Jumble solver
Stuck on today's Jumble? Type the scrambled word and the answer appears instantly. Works for every daily and weekend puzzle.
Guide
How to use it
- Type one jumbled word at a time, exactly as printed.
- The answer appears at once. Two answers means the scramble is ambiguous, pick the one that fits the cartoon.
- Note the letters in the circled positions of each solved word.
- For the final answer, take all the circled letters to the word unscrambler and look for the pun.
Examples
Worked examples
One clean answer: SHIRT. Most daily jumbles resolve this quickly once the ending is spotted.
The famous ambiguous one: LEMON and MELON both work. The circled positions decide which the setter meant.
Unusual letters narrow it fast: only JUICE fits. A J or Q in a jumble is a gift.
Three valid words: CHORE, OCHER and OCHRE. The everyday answer, CHORE, is almost always the printed one.
Method
How it works
A jumble answer uses every letter exactly once, so the solver looks for dictionary words whose letter counts match yours exactly. Tick Include shorter words if you want partial matches too.
The dictionary is ENABLE, an American-built public domain list of about 168,000 words, which suits the syndicated Jumble well. It loads once into your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the Jumble puzzle?
A syndicated daily puzzle in hundreds of American newspapers. You unscramble four short words, collect the letters in the circled squares, then unscramble those to answer a cartoon riddle.
How do I solve the final cartoon answer?
Gather the circled letters from your four solved words, then enter them into the main word unscrambler. The cartoon answer is often a pun or a two word phrase, so look for words that fit the joke.
Why do I sometimes get two answers?
Some scrambles are ambiguous. LEMNO makes both LEMON and MELON. Pick the one whose circled letters produce a sensible final answer.
Are jumbles always five or six letters?
Dailies use four words of five or six letters. Weekend and kids editions vary a little, and this solver handles anything up to 15 letters.
Does it use American spellings?
Yes. The ENABLE list behind it is American-built, which matches the Jumble. British variants often appear too, so OCHRE shows up next to OCHER.
Any tips for solving without help?
Look for common endings first (ED, ER, LY, ING), try likely consonant pairs like CH and ST, and write the letters in a circle so your eye stops reading them as a word.
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