Crumble #21 — the solution
The board from October 21, 2026, on the theme “In the mountains”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Fair day.
The board
Y L O V I E E T R M R A L A S A N M V B O U L R O L H C T E P E A L E D
At first sight one word is in line: CHALET. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHALET | row 5, column 4 left, down, right, right, up |
| 2 | SLOPE | row 5, column 3 left, left, down, right |
| 3 | BOULDER | row 6, column 2 right, right, right, right, up, up |
| 4 | MARMOT | row 6, column 6 up, left, left, left, left |
| 5 | RAVINE | row 6, column 3 right, up, right, down, right |
| 6 | VALLEY | row 6, column 1 right, up, left, 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.
- CHALET. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, down, right, right, up. Its going brings SLOPE together.
- SLOPE. Start at row 5, column 3 of the board as it stands, then left, left, down, right. Its going brings BOULDER together.
- BOULDER. Start at row 6, column 2 of the board as it stands, then right, right, right, right, up, up. Its going brings MARMOT together.
- MARMOT. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then up, left, left, left, left. Its going brings RAVINE and VALLEY together.
- RAVINE. Start at row 6, column 3 of the board as it stands, then right, up, right, down, right. That leaves VALLEY, the last word.
- VALLEY. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, up, left, up, up. The board is clear.
The decoys
12 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: ALLEY, ARMOR, AROMA, DETER, LABOR, MORAL, MORALE, MOTEL, MOTLEY, NASAL, SABLE, TABLE.
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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.