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Jumble hints: August 13, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from August 13, 2026 (2026-08-13) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-08-13

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Clue 15 letters
WSAHL

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
OSMEO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
CFNHIL

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
DTSUAJ

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: WSAHL

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with S.

Show the last letter

Ends with L.

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SHAWL

Circled answer positions 2 (H), 3 (A), 4 (W): HAW.

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Clue 2: OSMEO

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with M.

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Ends with E.

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MOOSE

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (O), 4 (S): OOS.

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Clue 3: CFNHIL

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with F.

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Ends with H.

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FLINCH

Circled answer positions 1 (F), 4 (N), 6 (H): FNH.

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Clue 4: DTSUAJ

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with A.

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Ends with T.

Reveal this clue answer

ADJUST

Circled answer positions 1 (A), 2 (D), 5 (S): ADS.

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The bonus phrase

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To find out if the kids liked his act, the shadow puppeteer asked for —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 1 4 / 2 5.

Show the final words’ first letters

A S / O H

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: A SHOW OF HANDS.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1SHAWL2: H, 3: A, 4: WHAW
2MOOSE2: O, 3: O, 4: SOOS
3FLINCH1: F, 4: N, 6: HFNH
4ADJUST1: A, 2: D, 5: SADS

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 2, D × 1, F × 1, H × 2, N × 1, O × 2, S × 2, W × 1.

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