Jumble

The clue, and sometimes the illustration, provide hints about the answer phrase, which frequently uses a homophone or pun.

Daily and Sunday Jumble puzzles appear in over 600 newspapers in the United States and internationally.

In 2010, Jumble Madness was developed by Anino Entertainment and published by Destineer for the Nintendo DS.

It was hosted by game show veteran Wink Martindale, and aired on The Family Channel (now called Freeform).

Letters are combined non-deterministically, following a strategy inspired by chemical reactions and free associations.