Crumble #10 — the solution
The board from October 10, 2026, on the theme “In the courtroom”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
L I P Q C A U N R A O T R G R E M I A P T S D V L A E C O E T I U K E T
At first sight 4 words are in line: ARREST, DOCKET, MOTIVE and RULING. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARREST | row 2, column 4 left, down, right, down, left |
| 2 | APPEAL | row 4, column 1 right, right, down, left, left |
| 3 | MOTIVE | row 3, column 5 up, right, down, down, down |
| 4 | DOCKET | row 4, column 5 down, left, down, right, right |
| 5 | ACQUIT | row 6, column 6 left, left, left, left, left |
| 6 | RULING | row 6, column 1 up, up, right, down, down |
One order that clears it
Rows are counted from the top and columns from the left, on the board as it stands when the word is taken — the letters have fallen by then. Most boards can be cleared in more than one order; this is the first one the board allows, taking the longest word that is ready.
- ARREST. Start at row 2, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, down, right, down, left. Its going brings APPEAL together.
- APPEAL. Start at row 4, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, right, down, left, left. Nothing new comes together.
- MOTIVE. Start at row 3, column 5 of the board as it stands, then up, right, down, down, down. Nothing new comes together.
- DOCKET. Start at row 4, column 5 of the board as it stands, then down, left, down, right, right. Its going brings ACQUIT together.
- ACQUIT. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, left, left, left, left. That leaves RULING, the last word.
- RULING. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then up, up, right, down, down. The board is clear.
The decoys
No common off-theme word can be traced on this board at any point: there was nothing to be charged for.
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About Crumble
Crumble is Noggin’s falling-letters word puzzle, on the second shelf: every word fits the day’s theme, a traced word crumbles and the letters above fall, outside the daily line-up. How to play Crumble, or play today’s.