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Jumble hints: August 7, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from August 7, 2026 (2026-08-07) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-08-07

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Clue 15 letters
OSLSA

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
FNTIU

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
GUHFTO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
LTSFYO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: OSLSA

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with L.

Show the last letter

Ends with O.

Reveal this clue answer

LASSO

Circled answer positions 2 (A), 3 (S), 5 (O): ASO.

Solve clue 1 in the helper

Load OSLSA with the official answer length already set.

Clue 2: FNTIU

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with U.

Show the last letter

Ends with T.

Reveal this clue answer

UNFIT

Circled answer positions 1 (U), 3 (F), 5 (T): UFT.

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Clue 3: GUHFTO

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with F.

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Ends with T.

Reveal this clue answer

FOUGHT

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 5 (H), 6 (T): OHT.

Solve clue 3 in the helper

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Clue 4: LTSFYO

Show length and circle count

6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with S.

Show the last letter

Ends with Y.

Reveal this clue answer

SOFTLY

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (F), 6 (Y): OFY.

Solve clue 4 in the helper

Load LTSFYO with the official answer length already set.

The bonus phrase

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After seeing how well his hair transplant turned out, his wife said —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 4 3 / 2 3.

Show the final words’ first letters

H O / T Y

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: HATS OFF TO YOU.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1LASSO2: A, 3: S, 5: OASO
2UNFIT1: U, 3: F, 5: TUFT
3FOUGHT2: O, 5: H, 6: TOHT
4SOFTLY2: O, 3: F, 6: YOFY

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, F × 2, H × 1, O × 3, S × 1, T × 2, U × 1, Y × 1.

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