Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 18, 2026

Friday, September 18, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

OED
NUI
KTB
CPA

Sides: OED · KTB · CPA · NUI · 997 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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KNOCKABOUT – TEPID

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
PEKEA – ABDUCTION14 letters
KNOCKABOUT – TEPID15 letters
PUKATEA – ABDUCTION16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, September 18, 2026 board put OED, KTB, CPA, NUI 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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