Letter Boxed Answer: Sep 30, 2026

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

RXT
ENL
VAI
OCP

Sides: RXT · VAI · OCP · ENL · 1,930 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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CLOVE – EXPIRATION

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

352 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
OVERPLANT – TOXIC14 letters
REVOICE – EXPLANT14 letters
CALVE – EXCERPTION15 letters
CALVE – EXPIRATION15 letters
CLOVE – EXPIRATION15 letters
OVERNICE – EXPLANT15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, September 30, 2026 board put RXT, VAI, OCP, ENL 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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