Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 5, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

DOT
FEC
RGU
ILN

Sides: DOT · RGU · ILN · FEC · 1,365 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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FRIDGE – ELOCUTION

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

100 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
CONFUTE – ENGIRDLE15 letters
FRIDGE – ELOCUTION15 letters
FUDGICLE – ENROUTE15 letters
FULGORID – DEONTIC15 letters
FULGOR – REDUCTION15 letters
GIRLF – FUNCTIONED15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Monday, October 5, 2026 board put DOT, RGU, ILN, FEC 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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