Jumble Answers Today: October 26, 2026
The Monday, October 26, 2026 Daily Jumble scrambled 4 words, then combined specific circled letters from each solved word to spell out the cartoon caption answer below.
The four scrambled words
Each word's amber-outlined tiles are the letters circled for today's caption answer.
Scrambled
Solved· circled: D
Scrambled
Solved· circled: Z
Scrambled
Solved· circled: E, Y
Scrambled
Solved· circled: U
Cartoon caption
“His high credit card bill was a —”
Circled letters
Final answer
Plain text: circled letters DZEYU unscramble to "DUE-ZY".
How this puzzle comes together
A credit-card bill that stings wants "DUE-ZY" — due plus a doozy, so the balance that is owed also reads as something extreme. Start with PRIZE and BROOD: both five-letter racks snap once Z and the double O find seats, and together they feed D and Z into the bank. BUCKLE comes next because its U often completes DUE early. Save FREELY for last: ERYLFE hides FREE plus LY until you stop chasing FLEE and RELY.
The October 26 words at a glance
| Scrambled | Answer | Letters | Circled |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODBOR | BROOD | 5 | D |
| EZIPR | PRIZE | 5 | Z |
| ERYLFE | FREELY | 6 | E, Y |
| LBKUCE | BUCKLE | 6 | U |
| DZEYU | "DUE-ZY" | 5 | Caption answer |
Hardest word: FREELY
ERYLFE tempts FLEE and RELY first, then FREE looks finished until LY has nowhere to go. The double E and the adverb ending sit in plain sight, but solvers burn time on shorter near-misses before FREE plus LY clicks.
What this puzzle teaches
When a six-letter scramble offers a clean four-letter word plus two leftovers, ask whether those two leftovers are a common ending like -LY — here FREE was the decoy and FREELY was the full answer. For more general patterns, see How to Solve Jumble Puzzles Faster.
Word-by-word breakdowns
Each word has its own page with solving notes, a letter map and its definition:
- ODBOR → BROOD (a group of young birds hatched at the same time, or to think anxiously about something)
- EZIPR → PRIZE (a reward given for winning a contest, or something valued highly)
- ERYLFE → FREELY (without restriction, cost, or hesitation)
- LBKUCE → BUCKLE (a clasp that fastens a belt or strap, or to bend under pressure)
- DZEYU → "DUE-ZY" (a twist on doozy)
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