Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 10, 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

TLN
CKR
XIA
EDP

Sides: TLN · XIA · EDP · CKR · 1,675 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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EXPLICIT – TANKARD

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

32 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
AKINDLE – EXCERPT14 letters
TRIKE – EXPLICAND14 letters
EXPLICIT – TANKARD15 letters
KARATE – EXPLICAND15 letters
RETAKE – EXPLICAND15 letters
TRIKE – EXPLICANDA15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Saturday, October 10, 2026 board put TLN, XIA, EDP, CKR 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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