Crumble #15 — the solution
The board from October 15, 2026, on the theme “At the wedding”: 8 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Tricky day.
The board
S R I E I G S K L I E V I E A T S N G U I D A I B E S E O R T S L F T W
At first sight 3 words are in line: GUEST, TOAST and VEIL. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUEST | row 4, column 1 right, down, down, left |
| 2 | KISS | row 5, column 2 left, up, up |
| 3 | VEIL | row 2, column 6 left, left, left |
| 4 | AISLE | row 3, column 3 down, down, down, left |
| 5 | TOAST | row 6, column 5 up, up, up, left |
| 6 | RING | row 5, column 6 up, up, up |
| 7 | WIFE | row 6, column 6 left, left, up |
| 8 | BRIDE | row 6, column 1 right, right, 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.
- GUEST. Start at row 4, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, down, down, left. Its going brings AISLE and KISS together.
- KISS. Start at row 5, column 2 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up. Nothing new comes together.
- VEIL. Start at row 2, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, left, left. Its going brings RING together.
- AISLE. Start at row 3, column 3 of the board as it stands, then down, down, down, left. Nothing new comes together.
- TOAST. Start at row 6, column 5 of the board as it stands, then up, up, up, left. Its going brings WIFE together.
- RING. Start at row 5, column 6 of the board as it stands, then up, up, up. Nothing new comes together.
- WIFE. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, left, up. That leaves BRIDE, the last word.
- BRIDE. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, right, right, up. The board is clear.
The decoys
34 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: AIDE, AIDES, AIRS, BEST, BIKE, DESK, DIAL, DISK, EATS, ELSE, GIST, GUIDE, IDEA, ISLE, LAID, LAIR, LIES, RIDE, RIDES, RIFT, RINSE, RISE, RISK, ROAD, ROAST, SIDE, SIGN, SKIS, STAIR, STALK, TALK, TALKS, TOAD, TOES.
Refused, free — a fair player could argue for them: TIES, VEST.
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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.