Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 6, 2026

Thursday, August 6, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

TSW
FIA
NMC
EOH

Sides: TSW · NMC · EOH · FIA · 2,531 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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OFTENTIMES – SCHWA

Each word starts with the last letter of the one before, and together they use all twelve letters.

20 two-word solutions

Checked against every word in the official dictionary for this board. The shortest:

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PairLength
INFECTIONS – SHAWM15 letters
MAWASHI – INFOTECH15 letters
OFTENTIMES – SCHWA15 letters
CONFECTIONS – SHAWM16 letters
INFECTIONS – SHAWMS16 letters
MAWASHI – INFECTION16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Thursday, August 6, 2026 board put TSW, NMC, EOH, FIA on its four sides. Every word has to alternate sides — no two consecutive letters from the same side — and each new word starts with the last letter of the previous one. Par was 4 words; finishing in two is the classic flex, and the table above shows whether that was possible.

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