Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 28, 2026

Friday, August 28, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

EBU
OKT
XID
HNS

Sides: EBU · XID · HNS · OKT · 1,170 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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EXHIBITION – NUDNIKS

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

8 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
THINKS – SOUNDBOXES16 letters
DUKE – EXHIBITIONIST17 letters
EXHIBITION – NUDNIKS17 letters
DUKE – EXHIBITIONISTS18 letters
EXHIBITED – DESKBOUND18 letters
EXHIBITIONIST – TUSKED19 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, August 28, 2026 board put EBU, XID, HNS, OKT 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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