The board

RBO
HXW
PYL
UAN

Sides: RBO · PYL · UAN · HXW · 371 words in the day's dictionary

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BLOWUP – PHARYNX

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

1 two-word solution

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BLOWUP – PHARYNX13 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Saturday, November 7, 2026 board put RBO, PYL, UAN, HXW 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 6 words; finishing in two is the classic flex, and the table above shows whether that was possible.

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