Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 22, 2026

Saturday, August 22, 2026 · par 6 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

EIY
ZAO
TLX
GMC

Sides: EIY · TLX · GMC · ZAO · 1,077 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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ZYGOTE – EXCLAIM

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

47 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
ZYGOTE – EXCLAIM13 letters
ZYGOMATA – ALEXIC14 letters
MYGALE – EXOTICIZE15 letters
CLIMATIZE – EXOGAMY16 letters
CLITICIZE – EXOGAMY16 letters
COXAE – ETYMOLOGIZE16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Saturday, August 22, 2026 board put EIY, TLX, GMC, ZAO 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 6 words; finishing in two is the classic flex, and the table above shows whether that was possible.

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