Clue 15 letters
EYDNE
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Past puzzleMay 1, 202613
Jumble hints: May 1, 2026
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from May 1, 2026 (2026-05-01) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
2026-05-01
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Clue 25 letters
VROFA
Circled letters: 3
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Clue 36 letters
ITONOL
Circled letters: 4
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 46 letters
ULIVSA
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 1: EYDNE
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with N.
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Ends with Y.
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NEEDY
Circled answer positions 2 (E), 3 (E), 5 (Y): EEY.
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Clue 2: VROFA
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with F.
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Ends with R.
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FAVOR
Circled answer positions 2 (A), 3 (V), 5 (R): AVR.
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Clue 3: ITONOL
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6 letters; 4 circled answer positions.
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Starts with L.
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Ends with N.
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LOTION
Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (T), 4 (I), 6 (N): OTIN.
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Clue 4: ULIVSA
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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with V.
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Ends with L.
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VISUAL
Circled answer positions 2 (I), 3 (S), 6 (L): ISL.
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The bonus phrase
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Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek” showed us a possible future. He was a —
Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 13.
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T
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Official final answer: TELEVISIONARY.
How the circled letters make this phrase
| Clue | Answer | Circled positions (from 1) | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEEDY | 2: E, 3: E, 5: Y | EEY |
| 2 | FAVOR | 2: A, 3: V, 5: R | AVR |
| 3 | LOTION | 2: O, 3: T, 4: I, 6: N | OTIN |
| 4 | VISUAL | 2: I, 3: S, 6: L | ISL |
Read from the clue answers: EEYAVROTINISL. Source bonus pool: EEYAVROTINISL. These contain the same letters, including repeats.
Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, E × 2, I × 2, L × 1, N × 1, O × 1, R × 1, S × 1, T × 1, V × 1, Y × 1.
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