Daily Jumble · October 17, 2026

Jumble Answers Oct 17, 2026

Every daily jumble answer for October 17, 2026, the circled letters that link them, and the cartoon punchline they spell out.

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Jumble answers for Oct 17, 2026

4 words
  1. 01
    TYLAL
    Reveal wordTALLY
  2. 02
    LPIUP
    Reveal wordPUPIL
  3. 03
    BLEHSU
    Reveal wordBUSHEL
  4. 04
    GENGTU
    Reveal wordNUGGET

October 17, 2026

Final Jumble Answer

Official October 17, 2026 Jumble cartoon

Cartoon caption

King Kong tried out for the Yankees but was too large for the —

Circled letters · ALUIBSEGGE

 
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BIG LEAGUES

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Oct 17, 2026 Jumble at a glance

For October 17, 2026, the word answers are TALLY, PUPIL, BUSHEL, NUGGET. The cartoon clue asks, “King Kong tried out for the Yankees but was too large for the —” and the circled letters ALUIBSEGGE give the final answer BIG LEAGUES.

Word answers
4
Circled letters
ALUIBSEGGE
Final answer
BIG LEAGUES

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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.

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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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