Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 7, 2026

Monday, September 7, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

HRT
YDF
LPA
SIO

Sides: HRT · LPA · SIO · YDF · 1,165 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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SLIPSHOD – DRAFTY

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

76 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
FLOATS – SYRPHID13 letters
LOFTS – SHIPYARD13 letters
SHAFT – TORPIDLY13 letters
FLOATS – SHIPYARD14 letters
FLOATS – SYRPHIDS14 letters
LOFTS – SHIPYARDS14 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Monday, September 7, 2026 board put HRT, LPA, SIO, YDF 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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