Daily Jumble · September 16, 2026

Jumble Answers Sep 16, 2026

Every daily jumble answer for September 16, 2026, the circled letters that link them, and the cartoon punchline they spell out.

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Jumble answers for Sep 16, 2026

4 words
  1. 01
    ORTAI
    Reveal wordRATIO
  2. 02
    MRPEI
    Reveal wordPRIME
  3. 03
    LEWLFO
    Reveal wordFELLOW
  4. 04
    RUFTOH
    Reveal wordFOURTH

September 16, 2026

Final Jumble Answer

Official September 16, 2026 Jumble cartoon

Cartoon caption

The author enjoyed working in his basement office, where he always felt —

Circled letters · ATIMEEOWRTH

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"WRITE" AT HOME

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Sep 16, 2026 Jumble at a glance

For September 16, 2026, the word answers are RATIO, PRIME, FELLOW, FOURTH. The cartoon clue asks, “The author enjoyed working in his basement office, where he always felt —” and the circled letters ATIMEEOWRTH give the final answer "WRITE" AT HOME.

Word answers
4
Circled letters
ATIMEEOWRTH
Final answer
"WRITE" AT HOME

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What is Jumble?

Jumble is a daily word puzzle. Each day gives you a set of scrambled words, a few circled letters in every answer, and a cartoon whose caption is completed by unscrambling the collected letters.

How many words are in a Jumble puzzle?

The Daily Jumble has four scrambled words. The Sunday Jumble uses a longer six-word edition with the same circled-letter mechanic.

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Each answer has specific letter positions circled. Reading those letters in order gives you the final scramble, which you rearrange into the cartoon punchline.

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