Circled letters: 3
Jumble hints: December 5, 2024
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from December 5, 2024 (2024-12-05) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
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2024-12-05
Step through today's Jumble help
Start with the clue lengths and circled-letter counts, move into first-letter nudges, then reveal the clue answers and final phrase only when you decide to.
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Circled letters: 2
Circled letters: 3
Circled letters: 3
Solve shape
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Clue 1
The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Clue 2
The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Clue 3
The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Clue 4
The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Letter nudges
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Clue 1
Starts with M, ends with T, and has circled positions 1, 2, 5.
Clue 2
Starts with H, ends with Y, and has circled positions 1, 2.
Clue 3
Starts with D, ends with N, and has circled positions 1, 4, 5.
Clue 4
Starts with U, ends with E, and has circled positions 2, 3, 6.
Clue-word answers
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Circled letters: 3
MIDST
Circled letters: 2
HOBBY
Circled letters: 3
DRAGON
Circled letters: 3
UNLIKE
Solve clue 1 in the helper
Load DITMS with the official answer length already set.
Solve clue 2 in the helper
Load BHOYB with the official answer length already set.
Solve clue 3 in the helper
Load GORADN with the official answer length already set.
Solve clue 4 in the helper
Load LUKNIE with the official answer length already set.
Bonus clue and final answer
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Bonus clue
After making a joke about his wife’s weight gain, he’d need to — ____ THE ____
Official final answer: LIGHTEN MOOD.
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