Circled letters: 2
Jumble hints: January 5, 2026
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from January 5, 2026 (2026-01-05) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
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2026-01-05
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: 3
Circled letters: 2
Circled letters: 2
Solve shape
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Clue 1
The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Clue 2
The answer is 5 letters long and contributes 3 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Clue 3
The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Clue 4
The answer is 6 letters long and contributes 2 circled letters to the bonus phrase.
Letter nudges
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Clue 1
Starts with E, ends with Y, and has circled positions 2, 4.
Clue 2
Starts with T, ends with B, and has circled positions 1, 2, 3.
Clue 3
Starts with B, ends with H, and has circled positions 1, 5.
Clue 4
Starts with H, ends with D, and has circled positions 2, 5.
Clue-word answers
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Circled letters: 2
ENJOY
Circled letters: 3
THUMB
Circled letters: 2
BLEACH
Circled letters: 2
HAZARD
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Solve clue 2 in the helper
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Solve clue 3 in the helper
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Solve clue 4 in the helper
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Bonus clue and final answer
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Bonus clue
The tree-trimming service was hiring new employees in order to —
Official final answer: BRANCH OUT.
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