Crumble #12 — the solution
The board from October 12, 2026, on the theme “At the bank”: 7 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Tricky day.
The board
R D D E M D R Y N B C I A O L L N L L L E A W E A L T E D H S A O R A S
At first sight 2 words are in line: SALARY and WALLET. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALARY | row 6, column 1 up, up, up, up, right |
| 2 | DOLLAR | row 2, column 2 down, down, down, down, left |
| 3 | WALLET | row 4, column 5 left, up, left, down, down |
| 4 | LENDER | row 3, column 6 down, left, down, left, down |
| 5 | BOND | row 6, column 4 left, up, up |
| 6 | CASH | row 5, column 5 down, right, up |
| 7 | DIME | row 5, column 6 down, left, left |
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.
- SALARY. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then up, up, up, up, right. Its going brings DOLLAR together.
- DOLLAR. Start at row 2, column 2 of the board as it stands, then down, down, down, down, left. Nothing new comes together.
- WALLET. Start at row 4, column 5 of the board as it stands, then left, up, left, down, down. Its going brings LENDER together.
- LENDER. Start at row 3, column 6 of the board as it stands, then down, left, down, left, down. Its going brings BOND and CASH together.
- BOND. Start at row 6, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up. Nothing new comes together.
- CASH. Start at row 5, column 5 of the board as it stands, then down, right, up. That leaves DIME, the last word.
- DIME. Start at row 5, column 6 of the board as it stands, then down, left, left. The board is clear.
The decoys
24 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: ALAS, ALTO, AREA, BASH, BEND, BOAR, BONE, DARE, DASH, DEAL, DOLE, DOLL, EACH, EDDY, LAWN, MILE, RASH, REAL, ROAR, SALT, TEAL, TELL, TORE, WALL.
Refused, free — a fair player could argue for it: LEND.
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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.