Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 23, 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

FWR
AYU
EOL
TNB

Sides: FWR · EOL · TNB · AYU · 1,236 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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WATERBORNE – EYEFUL

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

3 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
BOWYER – RUNFLAT13 letters
TURBOFAN – NEWLY13 letters
WATERBORNE – EYEFUL16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Sunday, August 23, 2026 board put FWR, EOL, TNB, AYU 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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