Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 12, 2026

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

JRT
NOE
MAI
CBH

Sides: JRT · MAI · CBH · NOE · 1,327 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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JACINTH – HOMBRE

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

19 two-word solutions

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

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JACET – THROMBIN13 letters
JACINTH – HOMBRE13 letters
ABJECT – THROMBIN14 letters
HIJABI – INTERCOM14 letters
METHIOCARB – BANJO15 letters
JOINT – THERMOBARIC16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, August 12, 2026 board put JRT, MAI, CBH, NOE 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 5 words; finishing in two is the classic flex, and the table above shows whether that was possible.

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