Daily Jumble presents 4 scrambled words. Each solution uses every given letter exactly once. Once solved, certain letters from each answer are circled — these circled letters combine to form the answer to a cartoon caption puzzle. This newspaper puzzle has run since 1954 and appears in hundreds of publications.
How to Use This Tool
Enter the scrambled letters for word 1 in Exact mode
The correct answer uses every letter exactly once
Note the circled letters from each solution
Enter all circled letters together to solve the caption
Jumble Solving Technique
Jumble answers are always common English words. The scrambles are designed to be solvable but tricky — they avoid obvious patterns. Use Exact mode in our solver: enter the 4-6 scrambled letters and every valid word using all letters appears immediately. The caption solution usually forms a punny phrase related to the cartoon.
Four scrambled words appear each day. Unscramble each word, then use the circled letters from each answer to solve a cartoon caption punchline.
How do I use this to solve Jumble?
Enter scrambled letters in Exact mode. The correct answer uses every given letter exactly once \u2014 it appears in results. Repeat for all 4 words.
How do I solve the Jumble cartoon caption?
Collect the circled letters from each of your 4 solved words. Enter all those circled letters into the solver in Exact mode to find the caption punchline.
What if multiple words appear in Exact mode?
The Jumble always has one intended answer. Use the cartoon image for context to select the right word from multiple valid results.
Who invented the Daily Jumble?
Martin Naydel created Jumble in 1954. It has appeared daily in newspapers ever since and currently runs in over 600 publications.
Is the Daily Jumble available online?
Yes. USA Today, Tribune News Service, and jumble.com offer free digital daily puzzles. Our solver works for all formats.
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About Jumble Anagram Solver
Solve Daily Jumble puzzles instantly. Switch to Exact mode and enter the scrambled letters — the correct answer uses every given letter exactly once. Our tool searches 270,000+ words including the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (TWL), SOWPODS international word list, and standard English dictionaries. All processing happens in your browser — results appear in under 200ms with complete privacy. No data is ever transmitted to any server.
This tool works for Scrabble, Wordle, Words With Friends, Daily Jumble, Boggle, Bananagrams, NYT Spelling Bee, crosswords, and any word game requiring letter-based word finding. Use Subset mode for finding any words from your available letters. Use Exact mode when every input letter must appear in the result (Jumble puzzles, Text Twist).
How to Get Best Results
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Letter Order Irrelevant
Type letters as they appear — any sequence. The algorithm counts frequencies, not sequences. LISTEN and TINSEL produce identical results.
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Use ? for Wildcards
Type ? for blank tiles or unknown letters. Each wildcard tries all 26 possibilities simultaneously — still under 200ms total.
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Sort by Scrabble Score
Sort results by Scrabble Score to find your highest-value play immediately. Highest point words appear at the top.
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Filter by Length
Use length tabs to filter to exactly the word length you need. 5 letters for Wordle. 7 letters for Scrabble bingos.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Daily Jumble work?
Four scrambled words appear each day. Unscramble each word, then use the circled letters from each answer to solve a cartoon caption punchline.
How do I use this to solve Jumble?
Enter scrambled letters in Exact mode. The correct answer uses every given letter exactly once \u2014 it appears in results. Repeat for all 4 words.
How do I solve the Jumble cartoon caption?
Collect the circled letters from each of your 4 solved words. Enter all those circled letters into the solver in Exact mode to find the caption punchline.
What if multiple words appear in Exact mode?
The Jumble always has one intended answer. Use the cartoon image for context to select the right word from multiple valid results.
Who invented the Daily Jumble?
Martin Naydel created Jumble in 1954. It has appeared daily in newspapers ever since and currently runs in over 600 publications.
Is the Daily Jumble available online?
Yes. USA Today, Tribune News Service, and jumble.com offer free digital daily puzzles. Our solver works for all formats.