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Daily Jumble Answers for February 19, 2025

The complete answer key: all four scrambled words, the cartoon caption, and the bonus puzzle reveal. Hand-checked at release.

Words4
CartoonYes
Bonus letters11
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 19, 2025·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this puzzle against the live Daily Jumble on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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The four scrambled words

Each row shows the scrambled letters as they appear in the paper, then the unscrambled answer. The letters from these answers, in their circled positions, are the same letters you'll see in the bonus puzzle below.

1
IPTNE
INEPT
2
BCEAL
CABLE
3
BRDIFO
FORBID
4
VARELG
GRAVEL

The cartoon caption

Above the cartoon, the paper prints a set-up or question. Today's caption is the punchline's prompt.

The cartoon asks
“OVERBEARING”

The bonus answer

The bonus letters — pulled from the circled positions in the four scrambled-word answers above — rearrange to form the punchline of the cartoon's joke. Tap to reveal when you're ready.

NEABEORIGRV
Tap to reveal the bonus answer
OVERBEARING

About the February 19, 2025 Jumble

The Daily Jumble for February 19, 2025 was distributed by Tribune Content Agency and ran in more than 600 newspapers worldwide. The puzzle is constructed by David L. Hoyt with cartoons by Jeff Knurek.

Stuck on a different day? Jump back to the Jumble Answers hub for strategy tips, the full archive going back, and an explainer on how the puzzle's 3-act structure works.

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