Past puzzleOctober 30, 20264 3 / 2 4

Jumble hints: October 30, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from October 30, 2026 (2026-10-30) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-10-30

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Clue 15 letters
TNEFO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
EFWRA

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
KONYDE

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
OCTHRO

Circled letters: 4

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

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Clue 1: TNEFO

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with O.

Show the last letter

Ends with N.

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OFTEN

Circled answer positions 2 (F), 3 (T), 4 (E): FTE.

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Clue 2: EFWRA

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with W.

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Ends with R.

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WAFER

Circled answer positions 1 (W), 2 (A), 3 (F): WAF.

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Clue 3: KONYDE

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with D.

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Ends with Y.

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DONKEY

Circled answer positions 1 (D), 2 (O), 4 (K): DOK.

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Clue 4: OCTHRO

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6 letters; 4 circled answer positions.

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Starts with C.

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Ends with T.

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COHORT

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (H), 4 (O), 5 (R): OHOR.

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The bonus phrase

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Sleepy Hollow’s legendary rider liked relaxing before he would —

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

Show the final words’ first letters

H O / T W

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: HEAD OFF TO WORK.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1OFTEN2: F, 3: T, 4: EFTE
2WAFER1: W, 2: A, 3: FWAF
3DONKEY1: D, 2: O, 4: KDOK
4COHORT2: O, 3: H, 4: O, 5: ROHOR

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: A × 1, D × 1, E × 1, F × 2, H × 1, K × 1, O × 3, R × 1, T × 1, W × 1.

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