Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 14, 2026

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

RLW
TCO
UNA
KEP

Sides: RLW · UNA · KEP · TCO · 1,306 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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WORKUP – PLACENTA

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

13 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
CRAPULENT – TWONK14 letters
WORKUP – PLACENTA14 letters
WORKUP – PLACENTAE15 letters
WORKUP – PLACENTAL15 letters
OPULENT – TRACKWORK16 letters
PORTULAC – CREWNECK16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, October 14, 2026 board put RLW, UNA, KEP, TCO 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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