Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 25, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

PRT
ZSA
EHL
YMC

Sides: PRT · EHL · YMC · ZSA · 1,771 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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ZEPHYRS – SCHMALTZ

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

150 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
PYRES – SCHMALTZ13 letters
REPS – SCHMALTZY13 letters
PARES – SCHMALTZY14 letters
PAYERS – SCHMALTZ14 letters
PEARS – SCHMALTZY14 letters
PERES – SCHMALTZY14 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, September 25, 2026 board put PRT, EHL, YMC, ZSA 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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