Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 5, 2026

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · par 6 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

LZJ
SNW
TEO
ARI

Sides: LZJ · TEO · ARI · SNW · 1,498 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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JOWLS – SANITIZER

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

15 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
JOWLS – SANITIZER14 letters
JOWLS – SANITIZERS15 letters
WALTZER – REJOINTS15 letters
WILTJA – ANASTROZOLE17 letters
JAWAN – NATIONALIZERS18 letters
JOWLIEST – TANTALIZER18 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Saturday, September 5, 2026 board put LZJ, TEO, ARI, SNW 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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