Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 3, 2026
The board
LHY
WAP
MIE
RUT
Sides: LHY · MIE · RUT · WAP · 1,051 words in the day's dictionary
Official solution
NYT's answer in 2 words
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WHEREWITHAL – LUMPY
Each word starts with the last letter of the one before, and together they use all twelve letters.
20 two-word solutions
Checked against every word in the official dictionary for this board. The shortest:
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| Pair | Length |
|---|---|
| HUMP – PLAYWRITE | 13 letters |
| HUMP – PLAYWRITER | 14 letters |
| THUMP – PLAYWRITE | 14 letters |
| WHUMP – PLAYWRITE | 14 letters |
| PLAYWRITER – RHEUM | 15 letters |
| THUMP – PLAYWRITER | 15 letters |
About this Letter Boxed
The Saturday, October 3, 2026 board put LHY, MIE, RUT, WAP 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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