Crumble #43 — the solution
The board from November 12, 2026, on the theme “Sports”: 6 words in thirty-six falling letters — a Gentle day.
The board
G N T N N T R I O R D E P S I S I C C C I A S U E S S C S G R N K I I N
At first sight 2 words are in line: SKIING and SPRINT. The rest come together as letters fall.
The words
| # | Word | Where it starts, and how it runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPRINT | row 3, column 2 left, up, right, up, right |
| 2 | SKIING | row 5, column 3 down, right, right, right, up |
| 3 | DISCUS | row 3, column 5 down, down, right, down, left |
| 4 | SOCCER | row 4, column 4 left, left, left, down, down |
| 5 | RACING | row 4, column 4 down, down, left, left, left |
| 6 | TENNIS | row 5, column 6 down, 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.
- SPRINT. Start at row 3, column 2 of the board as it stands, then left, up, right, up, right. Nothing new comes together.
- SKIING. Start at row 5, column 3 of the board as it stands, then down, right, right, right, up. Its going brings DISCUS and SOCCER together.
- DISCUS. Start at row 3, column 5 of the board as it stands, then down, down, right, down, left. Nothing new comes together.
- SOCCER. Start at row 4, column 4 of the board as it stands, then left, left, left, down, down. Its going brings RACING together.
- RACING. Start at row 4, column 4 of the board as it stands, then down, down, left, left, left. That leaves TENNIS, the last word.
- TENNIS. Start at row 5, column 6 of the board as it stands, then down, 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: SPRING.
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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.