The board

RML
YNO
BGA
UDP

Sides: RML · BGA · UDP · YNO · 1,029 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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APLOMB – BURGUNDY

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

3 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
APLOMB – BURGUNDY14 letters
BUMP – PLAYGROUND14 letters
UNPLUMB – BODYGUARD16 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Wednesday, November 4, 2026 board put RML, BGA, UDP, YNO 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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