Crumble #19 — the solution
The board from October 19, 2026, on the theme “On the spice rack”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
B A I L C I P G K O V N A E M H E O P R T N C R I S U I L F W A A S A F
At first sight 2 words are in line: SAFFRON and CLOVE. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAFFRON | row 6, column 4 right, right, up, up, up, up |
| 2 | CLOVE | row 2, column 5 left, down, right, down |
| 3 | NUTMEG | row 5, column 4 left, up, up, left, up |
| 4 | PAPRIKA | row 2, column 1 down, down, right, right, down, down |
| 5 | WASABI | row 6, column 1 right, up, up, left, down |
| 6 | CHILI | row 5, column 5 left, down, right, right |
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.
- SAFFRON. Start at row 6, column 4 of the board as it stands, then right, right, up, up, up, up. Its going brings NUTMEG together.
- CLOVE. Start at row 2, column 5 of the board as it stands, then left, down, right, down. Nothing new comes together.
- NUTMEG. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, left, up. Its going brings PAPRIKA and CHILI together.
- PAPRIKA. Start at row 2, column 1 of the board as it stands, then down, down, right, right, down, down. Its going brings WASABI together.
- WASABI. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, up, up, left, down. That leaves CHILI, the last word.
- CHILI. Start at row 5, column 5 of the board as it stands, then left, down, right, right. The board is clear.
The decoys
5 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: FLINT, HOMER, OMEGA, REMOVE, SINCE.
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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.