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Jumble hints: May 7, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from May 7, 2026 (2026-05-07) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-05-07

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Start with its length, ask for a letter only if needed, then reveal that answer. The final phrase has separate help below.

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Clue 15 letters
LWRDO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
MGOEA

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
ITRELP

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
OMTBTO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: LWRDO

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with W.

Show the last letter

Ends with D.

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WORLD

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (R), 5 (D): ORD.

Solve clue 1 in the helper

Load LWRDO with the official answer length already set.

Clue 2: MGOEA

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with O.

Show the last letter

Ends with A.

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OMEGA

Circled answer positions 2 (M), 4 (G), 5 (A): MGA.

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Clue 3: ITRELP

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with T.

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Ends with E.

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TRIPLE

Circled answer positions 2 (R), 4 (P), 6 (E): RPE.

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Clue 4: OMTBTO

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with B.

Show the last letter

Ends with M.

Reveal this clue answer

BOTTOM

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 4 (T), 6 (M): OTM.

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Load OMTBTO with the official answer length already set.

The bonus phrase

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Maybe the reason some people watch too much TV is that they are —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 10 / 2.

Show the final words’ first letters

P / T

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: PROGRAMMED TO.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1WORLD2: O, 3: R, 5: DORD
2OMEGA2: M, 4: G, 5: AMGA
3TRIPLE2: R, 4: P, 6: ERPE
4BOTTOM2: O, 4: T, 6: MOTM

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

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

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