Letter Boxed Answer: Oct 30, 2026

Friday, October 30, 2026 · par 4 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

LRV
NOA
IFS
GMT

Sides: LRV · IFS · GMT · NOA · 1,940 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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FLAMINGOS – STRIVING

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

88 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
FLAVORINGS – SMIT14 letters
FLAVORS – SMITING14 letters
FORMALS – STAVING14 letters
FORMALS – STOVING14 letters
FORMATS – SLAVING14 letters
ARTFORMS – SLAVING15 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Friday, October 30, 2026 board put LRV, IFS, GMT, NOA 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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