Past puzzleJuly 30, 20268 / 2 2

Jumble hints: July 30, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from July 30, 2026 (2026-07-30) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-07-30

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Clue 15 letters
LTTEI

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
ONRWF

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
MPTPOR

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
IMFYDO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: LTTEI

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with T.

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Ends with E.

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TITLE

Circled answer positions 2 (I), 3 (T), 5 (E): ITE.

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Clue 2: ONRWF

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with F.

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Ends with N.

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FROWN

Circled answer positions 2 (R), 3 (O), 4 (W): ROW.

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Clue 3: MPTPOR

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with P.

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Ends with T.

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PROMPT

Circled answer positions 2 (R), 3 (O), 6 (T): ROT.

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Clue 4: IMFYDO

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with M.

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Ends with Y.

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MODIFY

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (D), 5 (F): ODF.

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The bonus phrase

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Asked to write the introduction for a new book, the author was looking —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 8 / 2 2.

Show the final words’ first letters

F / T I

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: FOREWORD TO IT.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1TITLE2: I, 3: T, 5: EITE
2FROWN2: R, 3: O, 4: WROW
3PROMPT2: R, 3: O, 6: TROT
4MODIFY2: O, 3: D, 5: FODF

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: D × 1, E × 1, F × 1, I × 1, O × 3, R × 2, T × 2, W × 1.

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