Crumble #25 — the solution
The board from October 25, 2026, on the theme “In the Wild West”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
N O Y N A C O D I T A S C R A L O U N T E B T S O N S C P I R B E D C T
At first sight 3 words are in line: BRONCO, CANYON and PISTOL. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRONCO | row 6, column 2 left, up, up, up, up |
| 2 | PISTOL | row 5, column 5 right, up, left, up, left |
| 3 | CACTUS | row 5, column 4 right, down, right, up, up |
| 4 | DESERT | row 6, column 4 left, up, up, left, down |
| 5 | BANDIT | row 6, column 4 left, left, up, right, right |
| 6 | CANYON | row 6, column 6 left, left, left, left, left |
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.
- BRONCO. Start at row 6, column 2 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, up, up. Its going brings DESERT together.
- PISTOL. Start at row 5, column 5 of the board as it stands, then right, up, left, up, left. Its going brings CACTUS together.
- CACTUS. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then right, down, right, up, up. Nothing new comes together.
- DESERT. Start at row 6, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, left, down. Its going brings BANDIT together.
- BANDIT. Start at row 6, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, left, up, right, right. That leaves CANYON, the last word.
- CANYON. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, left, left, left, left. The board is clear.
The decoys
One common word can be traced at some point and is off the theme — a mistake each: RESENT.
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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.