Crumble #36 — the solution
The board from November 5, 2026, on the theme “Halloween night”: 7 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
L H O C C R U M A L E Y O E G K E E I T N T R I R S O C T I I P D H P W
At first sight 3 words are in line: SPIRIT, EERIE and WITCH. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPIRIT | row 5, column 2 down, left, up, up, right |
| 2 | DEMON | row 6, column 3 left, up, right, up |
| 3 | EERIE | row 2, column 5 down, down, right, up |
| 4 | GHOUL | row 6, column 3 left, left, up, up |
| 5 | WITCH | row 6, column 6 up, left, left, down |
| 6 | CRYPT | row 5, column 5 right, down, left, left |
| 7 | CLOAK | row 4, column 4 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.
- SPIRIT. Start at row 5, column 2 of the board as it stands, then down, left, up, up, right. Its going brings DEMON together.
- DEMON. Start at row 6, column 3 of the board as it stands, then left, up, right, up. Its going brings GHOUL together.
- EERIE. Start at row 2, column 5 of the board as it stands, then down, down, right, up. Nothing new comes together.
- GHOUL. Start at row 6, column 3 of the board as it stands, then left, left, up, up. Nothing new comes together.
- WITCH. Start at row 6, column 6 of the board as it stands, then up, left, left, down. Its going brings CRYPT together.
- CRYPT. Start at row 5, column 5 of the board as it stands, then right, down, left, left. That leaves CLOAK, the last word.
- CLOAK. Start at row 4, column 4 of the board as it stands, then down, left, down, right. The board is clear.
The decoys
One common word can be traced at some point and is off the theme — a mistake each: GNOME.
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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.