Letter Boxed Answer: Nov 9, 2026

Monday, November 9, 2026 · par 5 · edited by Sam Ezersky

The board

NRC
MIH
LUK
ASO

Sides: NRC · LUK · ASO · MIH · 1,947 words in the day's dictionary

Official solution

NYT's answer in 2 words

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MALICIOUS – SHRINK

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

248 two-word solutions

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

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PairLength
HUMORIC – CLANKS13 letters
ILMORANS – SHUCK13 letters
KNARS – SCHOLIUM13 letters
KRANS – SCHOLIUM13 letters
MANHOURS – SLICK13 letters
MUCOR – RINKHALS13 letters

About this Letter Boxed

The Monday, November 9, 2026 board put NRC, LUK, ASO, MIH 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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