Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 6, 2026

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

FTM
VLS
RGX
AIO

Sides: FTM · RGX · AIO · VLS · 1,278 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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VARIFORM – MIXOLOGIST

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

6 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
VARIFORM – MIXOLOGIST18 letters
OVALIFORM – MIXOLOGIST19 letters
VARIFORM – MIXOLOGISTS19 letters
FAVORITISM – MIXOLOGIST20 letters
OVALIFORM – MIXOLOGISTS20 letters
FAVORITISM – MIXOLOGISTS21 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Tuesday, October 6, 2026 board put FTM, RGX, AIO, VLS 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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