Past puzzleApril 29, 20264 / 7

Jumble hints: April 29, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from April 29, 2026 (2026-04-29) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-04-29

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Clue 15 letters
NRKIB

Circled letters: 2

Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.

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Clue 25 letters
UORTG

Circled letters: 3

Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.

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Clue 36 letters
PROECP

Circled letters: 3

Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.

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Clue 46 letters
HINLEA

Circled letters: 3

Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.

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Clue 1: NRKIB

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5 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with B.

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Ends with K.

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Clue 2: UORTG

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with G.

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Ends with T.

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GROUT

Circled answer positions 2 (R), 3 (O), 5 (T): ROT.

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Clue 3: PROECP

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with C.

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Ends with R.

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COPPER

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (P), 4 (P): OPP.

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Clue 4: HINLEA

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with I.

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Ends with E.

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INHALE

Circled answer positions 2 (N), 4 (A), 6 (E): NAE.

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The bonus phrase

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Before her upcoming speech in the legislature, the senator did much —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 4 / 7.

Show the final words’ first letters

P / O

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Official final answer: PREP - ORATION.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1BRINK2: R, 3: IRI
2GROUT2: R, 3: O, 5: TROT
3COPPER2: O, 3: P, 4: POPP
4INHALE2: N, 4: A, 6: ENAE

Read from the clue answers: RIROTOPPNAE. Source bonus pool: RIROTOPPNAE. These contain the same letters, including repeats.

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, E × 1, I × 1, N × 1, O × 2, P × 2, R × 2, T × 1.

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