Jumble Answers Today: September 26, 2026
The Saturday, September 26, 2026 Daily Jumble scrambled 4 words, then combined specific circled letters from each solved word to spell out the cartoon caption answer below. Here's the full breakdown, word by word, plus the final caption solution.
The four scrambled words
Each word's amber-outlined tiles are the letters circled for today's caption answer.
Scrambled
Solved· circled: I, E, N
Scrambled
Solved· circled: L, M
Scrambled
Solved· circled: A, G, E
Scrambled
Solved· circled: S, S, N
Cartoon caption
“Owning a dictionary without any pages is —”
Circled letters
Final answer
Plain text: circled letters IENLMAGESSN unscramble to MEANINGLESS.
Today's unscrambled words in plain text
LINEN · SLIMY · CHARGE · LESSON. If your local paper printed a different letter set for any of these, drop the exact scrambled letters into the jumble solver above to confirm the match yourself.
Tip for tomorrow's puzzle
Circled letters usually come from the middle of each word rather than the start or end. Once you've solved three of the four words, you can often guess the caption answer from context before finishing the last word. For more patterns like this, see How to Solve Jumble Puzzles Faster.