Past puzzleSeptember 19, 20265 / 4

Jumble hints: September 19, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from September 19, 2026 (2026-09-19) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-09-19

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Clue 15 letters
ISHTO

Circled letters: 2

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Clue 25 letters
TLOYF

Circled letters: 2

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Clue 36 letters
MEUBFL

Circled letters: 2

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Clue 46 letters
NBDYOE

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: ISHTO

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5 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with H.

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Ends with T.

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Clue 2: TLOYF

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5 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with L.

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Ends with Y.

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Clue 3: MEUBFL

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6 letters; 2 circled answer positions.

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Starts with F.

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Ends with E.

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Clue 4: NBDYOE

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with B.

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Ends with D.

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BEYOND

Circled answer positions 2 (E), 4 (O), 6 (D): EOD.

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The bonus phrase

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All the restaurants in South Korea’s capital serve —

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

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S / F

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Official final answer: SEOUL FOOD.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1HOIST2: O, 4: SOS
2LOFTY2: O, 3: FOF
3FUMBLE2: U, 5: LUL
4BEYOND2: E, 4: O, 6: DEOD

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: D × 1, E × 1, F × 1, L × 1, O × 3, S × 1, U × 1.

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