Clue 15 letters
FLTCE
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Past puzzleMay 14, 20267 / 7
Jumble hints: May 14, 2026
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from May 14, 2026 (2026-05-14) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
2026-05-14
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Clue 25 letters
NEHBC
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 36 letters
TLLEIT
Circled letters: 4
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 46 letters
BLMYSO
Circled letters: 4
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 1: FLTCE
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with C.
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Ends with T.
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CLEFT
Circled answer positions 1 (C), 2 (L), 4 (F): CLF.
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Clue 2: NEHBC
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with B.
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Ends with H.
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BENCH
Circled answer positions 2 (E), 4 (C), 5 (H): ECH.
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Clue 3: TLLEIT
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6 letters; 4 circled answer positions.
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Starts with L.
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Ends with E.
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LITTLE
Circled answer positions 2 (I), 4 (T), 5 (L), 6 (E): ITLE.
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Clue 4: BLMYSO
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6 letters; 4 circled answer positions.
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Starts with S.
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Ends with L.
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SYMBOL
Circled answer positions 1 (S), 3 (M), 5 (O), 6 (L): SMOL.
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The bonus phrase
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After seeing that he was on a baseball card, the MLB rookie had to —
Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 7 / 7.
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C / H
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Official final answer: COLLECT HIMSELF.
How the circled letters make this phrase
| Clue | Answer | Circled positions (from 1) | Letters |
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| 1 | CLEFT | 1: C, 2: L, 4: F | CLF |
| 2 | BENCH | 2: E, 4: C, 5: H | ECH |
| 3 | LITTLE | 2: I, 4: T, 5: L, 6: E | ITLE |
| 4 | SYMBOL | 1: S, 3: M, 5: O, 6: L | SMOL |
Read from the clue answers: CLFECHITLESMOL. Source bonus pool: CLFECHITLESMOL. These contain the same letters, including repeats.
Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: C × 2, E × 2, F × 1, H × 1, I × 1, L × 3, M × 1, O × 1, S × 1, T × 1.
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