Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 21, 2026

Friday, August 21, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

ELG
FBA
RUV
OIN

Sides: ELG · RUV · OIN · FBA · 914 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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FORGIVEN – NEBULA

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

18 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
FUGAL – LIVEBORN13 letters
FORGIVEN – NEBULA14 letters
FUNGAL – LIVEBORN14 letters
EARNFUL – LIVEBLOG15 letters
FORGIVEN – NEBULAE15 letters
FORGIVEN – NEBULAR15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, August 21, 2026 board put ELG, RUV, OIN, FBA 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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