Crumble #14 — the solution
The board from October 14, 2026, on the theme “At the movies”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
E A N T L Y R T O T O B U O O G B C C E E Y R I A T F S O L M N U T R A
At first sight one word is in line: STUNT. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUNT | row 5, column 4 down, left, left, up |
| 2 | TRILOGY | row 4, column 4 right, right, down, left, left, down |
| 3 | CAMEO | row 4, column 1 down, down, right, up |
| 4 | FEATURE | row 6, column 3 up, left, down, left, up, up |
| 5 | CARTOON | row 5, column 6 down, left, left, left, up, up |
| 6 | LOBBY | row 4, column 5 down, down, right, up |
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.
- STUNT. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then down, left, left, up. Its going brings TRILOGY and CAMEO together.
- TRILOGY. Start at row 4, column 4 of the board as it stands, then right, right, down, left, left, down. Nothing new comes together.
- CAMEO. Start at row 4, column 1 of the board as it stands, then down, down, right, up. Its going brings FEATURE together.
- FEATURE. Start at row 6, column 3 of the board as it stands, then up, left, down, left, up, up. Its going brings CARTOON together.
- CARTOON. Start at row 5, column 6 of the board as it stands, then down, left, left, left, up, up. That leaves LOBBY, the last word.
- LOBBY. Start at row 4, column 5 of the board as it stands, then down, down, right, up. The board is clear.
The decoys
One common word can be traced at some point and is off the theme — a mistake each: SOLAR.
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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.