1/6/2024 0 Comments Please jumble words![]() ![]() ![]() Somewhere in Jumbleville, heads must roll. Next day, I was staggered when I checked the answer: peach. The jumbled word in question was HCEPA, with the 2, 2010, is a date that will live in Jumble infamy. The writers of Jumble have an obligation never to break this commandment.īut, alas, they did. To me, this is Jumble’s Cardinal Rule: The puzzle can’t work unlessĮach scramble spells out one word and only one word. Words like steal and there can never qualify - theyĬould just as easily be stale and three. Lapse for Jumble, and I was incensed that the writers never issued Supposed to be “smiles.” What the …? This was a serious The next day, I was appalled to find that LEMISS was I’ll never forget a few years ago when, after hours of futility, I Verb (e.g., “hope s”) is cheating - but handed or hoping is OK. You won’t find it in theĪdding an s to a noun (e.g., “hand s”) or to a Not be “rebag.” Although it’s arguably a word, it’s Prefixes like re are on a short leash: “GRABE” could You’ll find no cities, states, orĬountries, no brands like Sears or Pepsi, no names like Susan or Dylan. The more you play, the more you realize the jumbled words are bound by very Parents realize that their son’s first name is an anagram for normal? “Ringo” also spells groin? Did Marlon Brando’s Have changed his name if the Beatles’ drummer had known Things I’ve learned playing Jumble: the last name of acerbicĬomedian Bill Maher is an anagram for harem. Which spell not only one hug, but also the puzzle’s A recentĬlue was “What mom got from one hug.” The circled letters were e, g, h, n, o and u, Usually a corny play on words, but is sometimes fiendishly clever. TheĪnswer, which Jumble prints in its space the following day, is Puzzle, with the “help” of a jokey clue and cartoon. Next you take all the circled letters and unscramble them to solve the So figuring out the word is excise gives you an x and an s. A recent scrambled word was SCEXIE, with the secondĪnd fifth letter spaces circled. Up to four of these spaces have been circled the circled lettersįigure in the solution. Word, you write it into an oblong area divided into five or six spaces for It’s theįirst step in deciphering that day’s brainteaser. “ordinary words” of either five or six letters. The brief directions tell us to unscramble four “That scrambled word game” is how Jumble conciselyĭefines itself. ![]() Playing it, I became so fixated that if I couldn’t solve the puzzle, Never been a Scrabble guy and crossword puzzles leave me cold.īut I have a weakness for Jumble, a game that since the 1950s hasīeen a daily feature in newspapers from coast to coast. Be well, be kind, stay safe…and here’s to us always reveling in good company.I may be a word nerd, but I don’t go in for word games. And with her friends willing to go along for the ride…offering to… ACCOMPANY HER? Well…there you go…Solved!Ītop the bar…a sparse board of finger foods, and a wine menu adorned with grapes…And in the bartender’s hand…a bottle of Jumble blend ‘54…a Shout-Out to the Jumble’s inception. So today we see a BUDDING entrepreneur discussing starting her own business. Their willingness to sign on…happy to ACCOMPANY HER! □□ Yes her friends too are gung-ho…looks like nothing will deter… Who’ll take the plunge right with her…all assured that sales won’t DROOP… She’ll MATCH her staunch bravado hopefully with a small group, She checked in with her CLERGY, they told her…”Keep the faith”,Īnd she’ll now move HEAVEN and Earth…her will it won’t abate… □□An iffy time for business, the pandemic took a toll,īut here we have an optimistic sort who’s on a roll… □ You’ve got A FRIEND IN ME …You’ve got a friend in me…When the road looks rough ahead and you’re miles and miles from your nice warm bed…You just remember what your old pal said…You’ve got a friend in me.Yeah, you’ve got a friend in me…□ “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” – Randy Newman 1996 Good Morning, Everyone…□ THEY’LL DRINK TO THAT □
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