Crumble #33 — the solution
The board from November 2, 2026, on the theme “In the paint box”: 7 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
C U B B R N E M E I N W T R E R U O I H W I Z A A I L A D S L O G I P E
At first sight 3 words are in line: AZURE, SEPIA and WHITE. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZURE | row 4, column 6 left, up, left, left |
| 2 | SEPIA | row 5, column 6 down, left, left, up |
| 3 | UMBER | row 1, column 2 down, right, down, left |
| 4 | WHITE | row 4, column 3 left, left, up, up |
| 5 | INDIGO | row 5, column 4 right, down, left, left, left |
| 6 | BROWN | row 6, column 4 right, right, up, up |
| 7 | LILAC | row 6, column 3 left, 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.
- AZURE. Start at row 4, column 6 of the board as it stands, then left, up, left, left. Its going brings UMBER together.
- SEPIA. Start at row 5, column 6 of the board as it stands, then down, left, left, up. Its going brings INDIGO together.
- UMBER. Start at row 1, column 2 of the board as it stands, then down, right, down, left. Nothing new comes together.
- WHITE. Start at row 4, column 3 of the board as it stands, then left, left, up, up. Nothing new comes together.
- INDIGO. Start at row 5, column 4 of the board as it stands, then right, down, left, left, left. Its going brings BROWN and LILAC together.
- BROWN. Start at row 6, column 4 of the board as it stands, then right, right, up, up. That leaves LILAC, the last word.
- LILAC. Start at row 6, column 3 of the board as it stands, then left, left, up, up. The board is clear.
The decoys
2 common words can be traced at some point and are off the theme — a mistake each: REWIND, WINDS.
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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.