Crumble #24 — the solution
The board from October 24, 2026, on the theme “In the art studio”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Fair day.
The board
M T S S E B E T E C R F L O W O U R A P I A R D E E L A S H A S N G I C
At first sight 2 words are in line: FRESCO and EASEL. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRESCO | row 2, column 6 left, up, left, down, down |
| 2 | EASEL | row 5, column 1 down, right, up, right |
| 3 | PALETTE | row 6, column 2 left, up, up, right, up, right |
| 4 | DRAWING | row 4, column 6 left, left, left, down, down, right |
| 5 | MOSAIC | row 6, column 1 right, right, right, right, right |
| 6 | BRUSH | row 4, column 6 down, left, down, 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.
- FRESCO. Start at row 2, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, up, left, down, down. Nothing new comes together.
- EASEL. Start at row 5, column 1 of the board as it stands, then down, right, up, right. Its going brings DRAWING and PALETTE together.
- PALETTE. Start at row 6, column 2 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, right, up, right. Nothing new comes together.
- DRAWING. Start at row 4, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, left, left, down, down, right. Its going brings MOSAIC and BRUSH together.
- MOSAIC. Start at row 6, column 1 of the board as it stands, then right, right, right, right, right. That leaves BRUSH, the last word.
- BRUSH. Start at row 4, column 6 of the board as it stands, then down, left, down, right. The board is clear.
The decoys
10 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: ELOPE, LAPEL, LIARS, LOWEST, PILES, SALES, SEWING, SIGNS, SWING, WIPES.
Refused, free — a fair player could argue for it: DRAWS.
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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.