Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 1, 2026

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

EHM
NTA
ULI
JYC

Sides: EHM · ULI · JYC · NTA · 636 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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JEJUNUM – MYTHICAL

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
JEJUNUM – MYTHICAL15 letters
THYLACINE – EJECTUM16 letters
ETHYLAMINE – EJECTUM17 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Tuesday, September 1, 2026 board put EHM, ULI, JYC, NTA 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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