Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 28, 2026

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

ILA
RUZ
PCS
EYO

Sides: ILA · PCS · EYO · RUZ · 1,759 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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ZAP – PRECIOUSLY

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

95 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
ZAP – PRECIOUSLY13 letters
PIZER – RAUCOUSLY14 letters
POLYZOIC – CAUSER14 letters
PRECIOUS – SLEAZY14 letters
PYRAZOLE – EUCIES14 letters
PYRAZOLES – SULCI14 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, October 28, 2026 board put ILA, PCS, EYO, RUZ 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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