Jumble Answers Today: October 3, 2026
The Saturday, October 3, 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: S, T
Scrambled
Solved· circled: O, E
Scrambled
Solved· circled: D, E
Scrambled
Solved· circled: O, E
Cartoon caption
“For the smart child, spotting the fifth letter of the alphabet was —”
Circled letters
Final answer, word 1
Final answer, word 2
Final answer, word 3
Plain text: circled letters STOEDEOE unscramble to "E-SEE" TO DO.
How this puzzle comes together
For a smart child, spotting the fifth letter of the alphabet was "E-SEE" TO DO, which sounds like "easy to do". STRUM and OUNCE are short; TRUDGE and FONDUE fall to their endings (-DGE, -UE). The circled letters have three E's, and the caption tells you one of them stands alone.
The October 3 words at a glance
| Scrambled | Answer | Letters | Circled |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUSMR | STRUM | 5 | S, T |
| CNUEO | OUNCE | 5 | O, E |
| RETGDU | TRUDGE | 6 | D, E |
| OFEUDN | FONDUE | 6 | O, E |
| STOEDEOE | "E-SEE" TO DO | 8 | Caption answer |
Hardest word: FONDUE
The French -UE ending is unusual in English, so FOND is easy to see but the last two letters seem to have nowhere to go.
What this puzzle teaches
When the caption mentions a letter of the alphabet, expect that letter to appear on its own in the punchline. 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:
- TUSMR → STRUM (to play a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, by brushing the fingers across the strings)
- CNUEO → OUNCE (a unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound, or a very small amount of something)
- RETGDU → TRUDGE (to walk slowly and heavily, especially because of tiredness or a difficult path)
- OFEUDN → FONDUE (a dish of melted cheese or chocolate served in a pot, into which pieces of food are dipped)
- STOEDEOE → "E-SEE" TO DO (a play on words where saying the letter "E" and the word "see" together sounds like "easy," so the full phrase reads as "easy to do")
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