Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 26, 2026

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

INT
VOH
BAY
RUC

Sides: INT · BAY · RUC · VOH · 650 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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VIBRANCY – YOUTH

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
VIBRANCY – YOUTH13 letters
OBVIATOR – RAUNCHY15 letters
VIBRATOR – RAUNCHY15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, August 26, 2026 board put INT, BAY, RUC, VOH 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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