Daily Jumble Cartoon Answer — OUTSTANDING
From the Daily Jumble cartoon on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The cartoon clue and its punchline answer revealed.
The long line to get into the bagel shop was proof that the food was —
About this cartoon answer
The cartoon clue “The long line to get into the bagel shop was proof that the food was —” appeared in the Daily Jumble on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The punchline answer is OUTSTANDING — a 11-letter word that completes the joke.
The cartoon is the centerpiece of every Daily Jumble. After unscrambling the four word jumbles, you take the circled letters from those answers and rearrange them to spell the punchline. The wordplay almost always hinges on a pun or double meaning. The full puzzle for this date — all four scrambled words plus this cartoon — is on the January 14, 2026 answers page.