Clue 15 letters
SRAEO
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Past puzzleAugust 8, 20262 3 / 2 4
Jumble hints: August 8, 2026
Revisit the Jumble puzzle from August 8, 2026 (2026-08-08) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.
2026-08-08
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Clue 25 letters
UDGOH
Circled letters: 2
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 36 letters
LDNUOA
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 46 letters
SIFLSO
Circled letters: 3
Circled positions refer to the answer, not to the scrambled letters.
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Clue 1: SRAEO
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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with A.
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Ends with E.
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AROSE
Circled answer positions 2 (R), 3 (O), 4 (S): ROS.
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Clue 2: UDGOH
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5 letters; 2 circled answer positions.
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Starts with D.
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Ends with H.
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DOUGH
Circled answer positions 2 (O), 4 (G): OG.
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Clue 3: LDNUOA
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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with U.
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Ends with D.
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UNLOAD
Circled answer positions 4 (O), 5 (A), 6 (D): OAD.
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Clue 4: SIFLSO
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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.
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Starts with F.
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Ends with L.
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FOSSIL
Circled answer positions 1 (F), 2 (O), 3 (S): FOS.
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The bonus phrase
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When asked how her long-distance relationship was going, she said —
Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 2 3 / 2 4.
Show the final words’ first letters
S F / S G
Reveal the final phrase and letter proof
Official final answer: SO FAR SO GOOD.
How the circled letters make this phrase
| Clue | Answer | Circled positions (from 1) | Letters |
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| 1 | AROSE | 2: R, 3: O, 4: S | ROS |
| 2 | DOUGH | 2: O, 4: G | OG |
| 3 | UNLOAD | 4: O, 5: A, 6: D | OAD |
| 4 | FOSSIL | 1: F, 2: O, 3: S | FOS |
Read from the clue answers: ROSOGOADFOS. Source bonus pool: ROSOGOADFOS. These contain the same letters, including repeats.
Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, D × 1, F × 1, G × 1, O × 4, R × 1, S × 2.
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