Crumble #16 — the solution
The board from October 16, 2026, on the theme “How do you feel?”: 7 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
D E L Y Y I T S I D D U D N V O L O E I L A E R R E Y N D P O B R G N G
At first sight 3 words are in line: ANGRY, BORED and PROUD. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANGRY | row 4, column 4 down, down, left, up |
| 2 | BORED | row 6, column 2 left, up, up, up |
| 3 | LIVID | row 3, column 3 down, down, left, left |
| 4 | PROUD | row 5, column 6 up, up, up, left |
| 5 | GIDDY | row 6, column 6 up, left, left, up |
| 6 | LONELY | row 6, column 3 right, right, up, up, up |
| 7 | TENSE | row 6, column 1 right, up, up, 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.
- ANGRY. Start at row 4, column 4 of the board as it stands, then down, down, left, up. Nothing new comes together.
- BORED. Start at row 6, column 2 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, up. Its going brings LIVID together.
- LIVID. Start at row 3, column 3 of the board as it stands, then down, down, left, left. Its going brings TENSE together.
- PROUD. Start at row 5, column 6 of the board as it stands, then up, up, up, left. Its going brings GIDDY together.
- GIDDY. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then up, left, left, up. Its going brings LONELY together.
- LONELY. Start at row 6, column 3 of the board as it stands, then right, right, up, up, up. That leaves TENSE, the last word.
- TENSE. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, up, up, up. The board is clear.
The decoys
7 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: BLOND, BLONDE, IDEAL, INLAND, LANDER, LIVER, VEINS.
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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.