Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 10, 2026

Monday, August 10, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

LRG
SHK
PET
OIW

Sides: LRG · PET · OIW · SHK · 1,707 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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SPOTLIGHT – TWERK

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

9 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
SPOTLIGHT – TWERK14 letters
STOPLIGHT – TWERK14 letters
KREWES – SPOTLIGHT15 letters
KREWES – STOPLIGHT15 letters
KREWES – SPOTLIGHTS16 letters
KREWES – STOPLIGHTS16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Monday, August 10, 2026 board put LRG, PET, OIW, SHK 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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