Past puzzleAugust 4, 20269

Jumble hints: August 4, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from August 4, 2026 (2026-08-04) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-08-04

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Clue 15 letters
OSGEO

Circled letters: 2

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

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Clue 25 letters
GDLEA

Circled letters: 2

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Clue 36 letters
LUDHED

Circled letters: 2

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

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Clue 46 letters
CYEIPR

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: OSGEO

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5 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with G.

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Ends with E.

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Clue 2: GDLEA

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5 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with G.

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Ends with E.

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Clue 3: LUDHED

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6 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with H.

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Ends with E.

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Clue 4: CYEIPR

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with P.

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Ends with Y.

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PRICEY

Circled answer positions 2 (R), 3 (I), 4 (C): RIC.

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The bonus phrase

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The deck used by the poker players was so worn out, they agreed it should be —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 9.

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D

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Official final answer: DISCARDED.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1GOOSE4: S, 5: ESE
2GLADE3: A, 4: DAD
3HUDDLE3: D, 4: DDD
4PRICEY2: R, 3: I, 4: CRIC

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, C × 1, D × 3, E × 1, I × 1, R × 1, S × 1.

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