Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 19, 2026

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

IWK
UAY
VTO
RNS

Sides: IWK · VTO · RNS · UAY · 1,256 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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VIRTUOUS – SWANKY

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

5 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
VIRTUOUS – SWANKY14 letters
VROUWS – SKYTRAIN14 letters
VIRTUOSAS – SWANKY15 letters
VIRTUOSOS – SWANKY15 letters
UNVIRTUOUS – SWANKY16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Saturday, September 19, 2026 board put IWK, VTO, RNS, UAY 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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