Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 16, 2026

Sunday, August 16, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

EVB
DSO
ALU
JTN

Sides: EVB · ALU · JTN · DSO · 1,308 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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NOVA – ADJUSTABLE

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

5 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
NOVA – ADJUSTABLE14 letters
VAN – NONADJUSTABLE16 letters
VON – NONADJUSTABLE16 letters
ELVAN – NONADJUSTABLE18 letters
NONADJUSTABLE – ELVAN18 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Sunday, August 16, 2026 board put EVB, ALU, JTN, DSO 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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