Clue 15 letters
DTAAP
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Past puzzleMay 2, 20265 / 6
Jumble hints: May 2, 2026
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from May 2, 2026 (2026-05-02) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
2026-05-02
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Clue 25 letters
BOEES
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 36 letters
HRCYRE
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 46 letters
DNIDHE
Circled letters: 2
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 1: DTAAP
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with A.
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Ends with T.
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ADAPT
Circled answer positions 2 (D), 3 (A), 4 (P): DAP.
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Clue 2: BOEES
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with O.
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Ends with E.
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OBESE
Circled answer positions 3 (E), 4 (S), 5 (E): ESE.
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Clue 3: HRCYRE
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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with C.
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Ends with Y.
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CHERRY
Circled answer positions 3 (E), 4 (R), 5 (R): ERR.
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Clue 4: DNIDHE
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6 letters; 2 circled answer positions.
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Starts with H.
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Ends with N.
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HIDDEN
Circled answer positions 3 (D), 5 (E): DE.
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The bonus phrase
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The policeman who breezed through the radar gun’s manual was a —
Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 5 / 6.
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S / R
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Official final answer: SPEED READER.
How the circled letters make this phrase
| Clue | Answer | Circled positions (from 1) | Letters |
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| 1 | ADAPT | 2: D, 3: A, 4: P | DAP |
| 2 | OBESE | 3: E, 4: S, 5: E | ESE |
| 3 | CHERRY | 3: E, 4: R, 5: R | ERR |
| 4 | HIDDEN | 3: D, 5: E | DE |
Read from the clue answers: DAPESEERRDE. Source bonus pool: DAPESEERRDE. These contain the same letters, including repeats.
Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, D × 2, E × 4, P × 1, R × 2, S × 1.
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