Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 3, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026 · par 6 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

UNT
QYF
RIL
EXA

Sides: UNT · RIL · EXA · QYF · 683 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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QUARTERFINAL – LUXURY

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
QUARTERFINAL – LYNX16 letters
QUARTERFINAL – LARYNX18 letters
QUARTERFINAL – LUXURY18 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Thursday, September 3, 2026 board put UNT, RIL, EXA, QYF 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 6 words; finishing in two is the classic flex, and the table above shows whether that was possible.

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