Crumble #30 — the solution
The board from October 30, 2026, on the theme “On the ship”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
R A F R D U O W H A D R H R I A E R L A M R O B C R D H A R N E L L I T
At first sight 4 words are in line: HARBOR, RUDDER, TILLER and WHARF. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARBOR | row 5, column 4 right, right, up, left, left |
| 2 | ADMIRAL | row 5, column 4 left, up, up, left, down, left |
| 3 | RUDDER | row 4, column 6 up, left, down, down, right |
| 4 | TILLER | row 6, column 6 left, left, left, left, up |
| 5 | WHARF | row 6, column 2 right, right, up, left |
| 6 | ANCHOR | row 6, column 2 left, up, 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.
- HARBOR. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then right, right, up, left, left. Its going brings ADMIRAL together.
- ADMIRAL. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, left, down, left. Nothing new comes together.
- RUDDER. Start at row 4, column 6 of the board as it stands, then up, left, down, down, right. Nothing new comes together.
- TILLER. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, left, left, left, up. Its going brings WHARF together.
- WHARF. Start at row 6, column 2 of the board as it stands, then right, right, up, left. That leaves ANCHOR, the last word.
- ANCHOR. Start at row 6, column 2 of the board as it stands, then left, up, up, up, up. The board is clear.
The decoys
8 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: ARBOR, BRAILLE, DRAMA, HARDER, TRAIL, TREAD, UDDER, WRENCH.
Previous: Crumble #29 (Thu, Oct 29) · Next: Crumble #31 (Sat, Oct 31) · All Crumble solutions
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.