Letter Boxed Answer: Aug 31, 2026

Monday, August 31, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

ALI
EFP
RHM
WTU

Sides: ALI · RHM · WTU · EFP · 1,132 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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WRATHFUL – LUMPIER

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

10 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
HEMIPTERA – AWFUL14 letters
PHULWA – AFTERTIME15 letters
TIMEWARP – PITHFUL15 letters
WRATHFUL – LEMPIRA15 letters
WRATHFUL – LUMPIER15 letters
FULWA – AMPHITHEATER17 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Monday, August 31, 2026 board put ALI, RHM, WTU, EFP 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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