Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 2, 2026

Friday, October 2, 2026 · par 6 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

BTK
JIX
LNR
AEO

Sides: BTK · LNR · AEO · JIX · 1,771 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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JAILBROKEN – NEXT

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

16 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
JAILBROKEN – NEXT14 letters
JAILBROKE – EXTANT15 letters
JAILBROKE – EXTENT15 letters
JAILBROKEN – NITROX16 letters
JAILBROKE – EXERTION17 letters
JAILBROKE – EXTRANET17 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, October 2, 2026 board put BTK, LNR, AEO, JIX 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 6 words; finishing in two is the classic flex, and the table above shows whether that was possible.

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