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Jumble hints: November 12, 2026

Revisit the Jumble puzzle from November 12, 2026 (2026-11-12) with the four scrambled clue words, the full reveal layers, and the final phrase in one place.

2026-11-12

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Start with its length, ask for a letter only if needed, then reveal that answer. The final phrase has separate help below.

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Clue 15 letters
AMWNO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 25 letters
ILIVG

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 36 letters
EOTSNF

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 46 letters
LOHWLO

Circled letters: 3

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

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Clue 1: AMWNO

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with W.

Show the last letter

Ends with N.

Reveal this clue answer

WOMAN

Circled answer positions 2 (O), 3 (M), 5 (N): OMN.

Solve clue 1 in the helper

Load AMWNO with the official answer length already set.

Clue 2: ILIVG

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5 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

Show the first letter

Starts with V.

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Ends with L.

Reveal this clue answer

VIGIL

Circled answer positions 2 (I), 3 (G), 5 (L): IGL.

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Clue 3: EOTSNF

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with S.

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Ends with N.

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SOFTEN

Circled answer positions 1 (S), 3 (F), 5 (E): SFE.

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Clue 4: LOHWLO

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6 letters; 3 circled answer positions.

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Starts with H.

Show the last letter

Ends with W.

Reveal this clue answer

HOLLOW

Circled answer positions 3 (L), 4 (L), 6 (W): LLW.

Solve clue 4 in the helper

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The bonus phrase

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After chasing birds into the stinky bog, the hunting dog was —

Answer pattern, from the source word parts: 8 / 4.

Show the final words’ first letters

S / F

Reveal the final phrase and letter proof

Official final answer: SMELLING FOWL.

How the circled letters make this phrase

ClueAnswerCircled positions (from 1)Letters
1WOMAN2: O, 3: M, 5: NOMN
2VIGIL2: I, 3: G, 5: LIGL
3SOFTEN1: S, 3: F, 5: ESFE
4HOLLOW3: L, 4: L, 6: WLLW

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

Letter counts in both the pool and final phrase: E × 1, F × 1, G × 1, I × 1, L × 3, M × 1, N × 1, O × 1, S × 1, W × 1.

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