Jumble Answers for January 17, 2026

Here are the Jumble answers for January 17, 2026. Today’s puzzle mixes humor, gardening terms, and investigative pressure to arrive at a classic confession-themed cartoon solution.

CLUE WORDS

  • LODLR = DROLL
  • CLUHM = MULCH
  • GNCAEH = CHANGE
  • RENLKE = KERNEL

CARTOON PUZZLE

  • THE FBI AGENTS KEPT QUESTIONING THE ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERER HOPING HE’D – – –

CARTOON ANSWER

OL MC CA ENE = COME CLEAN

FINAL JUMBLE ASWER

COME CLEAN

Clue Words Breakdown

  • LODLR → DROLL: Means amusing or humorously odd.
  • CLUHM → MULCH: A gardening material used to cover soil.
  • GNCAEH → CHANGE: Can refer to money or transformation.
  • RENLKE → KERNEL: A core or essential part of something.

The clue words point toward money, substance, and essentials, setting up a perfect confession-based punchline.

Fun Fact

The phrase “come clean” originally referred to sailors admitting wrongdoing before inspections.

What’s Happening Today in the U.S.

  • 📊 Tax preparation season continues to ramp up.
  • ❄️ Winter weather advisories affect multiple regions.
  • 📺 Mid-January TV premieres attract strong viewership.

Notable Birthdays on January 17

  • Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) – Founding Father, inventor, and writer.
  • Michelle Forbes (1965) – Actress known for film and television roles.

People Who Left Us on 17th January

  • Gregory Peck (1916–2003) – Academy Award–winning actor.

National & Food Holidays

  • 🎩 Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day – A humorous take on failed resolutions.
  • 🧠 Cable Car Day – Honoring historic urban transportation.

Today in History

  • 1706: Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston.
  • 1945: Soviet and Polish forces liberate Warsaw during World War II.
  • 1995: The Kobe earthquake strikes Japan.

Jumble Puzzle Poetry

Questions asked both night and day,
Truth grows thin, then slips away.
Under pressure, lies unseen,
At last the suspect must come clean.

FAQs

The clue words are DROLL, MULCH, CHANGE, and KERNEL. The cartoon answer is COME CLEAN.

Investigators hope the suspect will confess and tell the truth.

It’s a moderate puzzle with common vocabulary and a familiar phrase.

Truth, confession, and getting to the core of a matter.

The Jumble answers for January 16, 2026, was “SCENT-IMENTAL“, solved from the clue words TOTAL, MINUS, REDUCE, and CANVAS.

Extra Words

Daily Jumble puzzles strengthen vocabulary, lateral thinking, and recognition of idiomatic expressions.