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Jumble hints: July 31, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from July 31, 2026 (2026-07-31) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-07-31

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Clue 15 letters
TODTI

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
IJTNO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
SYIMRE

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
RGIWNI

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: TODTI

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with D.

Show the last letter

Ends with O.

Reveal this clue answer

DITTO

Circled answer positions 2 (I), 3 (T), 4 (T): ITT.

Solve clue 1 in the helper

Load TODTI with the official answer length already set.

Clue 2: IJTNO

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with J.

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Ends with T.

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JOINT

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (I), 5 (T): OIT.

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Load IJTNO with the official answer length already set.

Clue 3: SYIMRE

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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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MISERY

Circled answer positions 3 (S), 5 (R), 6 (Y): SRY.

Solve clue 3 in the helper

Load SYIMRE with the official answer length already set.

Clue 4: RGIWNI

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with W.

Show the last letter

Ends with G.

Reveal this clue answer

WIRING

Circled answer positions 1 (W), 5 (N), 6 (G): WNG.

Solve clue 4 in the helper

Load RGIWNI with the official answer length already set.

The bonus phrase

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New baseball bats weren’t in the budget, but the team’s manager said he’d —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 3 2 / 5 2.

Show the final words’ first letters

T T / S I

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: TRY TO SWING IT.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1DITTO2: I, 3: T, 4: TITT
2JOINT2: O, 3: I, 5: TOIT
3MISERY3: S, 5: R, 6: YSRY
4WIRING1: W, 5: N, 6: GWNG

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: G × 1, I × 2, N × 1, O × 1, R × 1, S × 1, T × 3, W × 1, Y × 1.

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