Sunday Jumble Answers Today: October 4, 2026
The Sunday, October 4, 2026 Daily Jumble scrambled 6 words, then combined specific circled letters from each solved word to spell out the cartoon caption answer below.
The six scrambled words
Each word's amber-outlined tiles are the letters circled for today's caption answer.
Scrambled
Solved· circled: A, L, A
Scrambled
Solved· circled: A, I, D
Scrambled
Solved· circled: C, O, R
Scrambled
Solved· circled: L, E
Scrambled
Solved· circled: D, O
Scrambled
Solved· circled: G, E, Y
Cartoon caption
“Powerwashing the building's huge windows was —”
Circled letters
Final answer, word 1
Final answer, word 2
Final answer, word 3
Final answer, word 4
Plain text: circled letters ALAAIDCORLEDOGEY unscramble to CLEARLY A GOOD IDEA.
How this puzzle comes together
Power-washing huge windows makes them clear, so it was CLEARLY A GOOD IDEA. HAIRDO and INDOOR are both compound words and go fast. With 16 circled letters, pull out GOOD and IDEA first and let CLEARLY form from the rest.
The October 4 words at a glance
| Scrambled | Answer | Letters | Circled |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMPAI | IMPALA | 6 | A, L, A |
| OIHDAR | HAIRDO | 6 | A, I, D |
| HROCCS | SCORCH | 6 | C, O, R |
| YPSELE | SLEEPY | 6 | L, E |
| NROIDO | INDOOR | 6 | D, O |
| YERGES | GEYSER | 6 | G, E, Y |
| ALAAIDCORLEDOGEY | CLEARLY A GOOD IDEA | 16 | Caption answer |
Hardest word: GEYSER
The GEY- opening is rare in English, so most solvers try GREY or a -GES ending before finding it.
What this puzzle teaches
On a six-word Sunday, solve the two compound words (HAIR+DO, IN+DOOR) first. They're the most reliable quick wins. 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:
- ALMPAI → IMPALA (a slender African antelope known for its reddish-brown coat and ability to leap great distances)
- OIHDAR → HAIRDO (the style in which a person's hair has been cut or arranged)
- HROCCS → SCORCH (to burn the surface of something slightly so as to discolor or damage it)
- YPSELE → SLEEPY (feeling or showing a need or desire for sleep)
- NROIDO → INDOOR (situated, used, or done inside a building rather than in the open air)
- YERGES → GEYSER (a hot spring in which water intermittently boils and erupts, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air)
- ALAAIDCORLEDOGEY → CLEARLY A GOOD IDEA (used to say that, in hindsight, a choice or action was obviously the smart or sensible one)
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Previous days' puzzles
- Jumble Answers Today: October 3, 2026 ("E-SEE" TO DO)
- Jumble Answers Today: October 2, 2026 (FIRM BELIEVERS)
- Jumble Answers Today: October 1, 2026 (HE DECLINED)