Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 9, 2026

Friday, October 9, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

WDN
SRA
YGT
KUI

Sides: WDN · YGT · KUI · SRA · 1,129 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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SKYWRITING – GAUDY

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
SKYWRITING – GAUD14 letters
DAUDS – SKYWRITING15 letters
DUADS – SKYWRITING15 letters
GAUDS – SKYWRITING15 letters
SKYWRITING – GAUDS15 letters
SKYWRITING – GAUDY15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, October 9, 2026 board put WDN, YGT, KUI, SRA 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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