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COMPTON
What These Words Mean
COMPTON noun
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
Solving Jumble Words by Hand
Before reaching for a solver, try these anagram tricks: separate the vowels from the consonants, look for common endings such as -ING, -ED and -LY, test frequent letter pairs (TH, CH, ST, ER), and write the letters in a circle so your brain stops seeing the scrambled order. Most five-letter Jumble words fall to these techniques, and daily practice makes you dramatically faster.
Once you have all four words, the circled letters feed the final cartoon punchline. Enter those circled letters above and the solver will find multi-word answers too. For a full walkthrough see how to play Daily Jumble, or check today's answers.