Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 7, 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

EIO
MAB
HNR
CWL

Sides: EIO · HNR · CWL · MAB · 1,721 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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MECHANICAL – LOWBROW

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

141 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
BENCHWARM – MILO13 letters
BLOC – CHAIRWOMEN14 letters
WHELM – MICROBIAN14 letters
ACHENIAL – LOBWORM15 letters
BENCHWARM – MOBILE15 letters
BENCHWARM – MOLIMO15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, October 7, 2026 board put EIO, HNR, CWL, MAB 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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