Today's Letter Boxed (often searched as Letterboxed) uses these twelve letters, three on each side of the box. Use them all in as few words as you can. Hints first, then the answer.
Hint 1: How many words you need
The New York Times solution uses 2 words. The game's target is 6 words or fewer. There are 8 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 7 letters, Word 2 has 10 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: Alternative spelling of château. [A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.]
- Word 2: To take up an ____ way of life.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with C, Word 2 starts with U. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
CHATEAU
Show the full solution
- CHATEAU
- URBANIZING
The New York Times solution for October 23, 2026 is CHATEAU then URBANIZING.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
8 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- BATCHING → GAUZIER
- URBANE → ETHICIZING
- ABATURE → ETHICIZING
- CHATEAU → URBANIZING
- CHINTZIER → RUTABAGA
- BRUCINE → EUTHANIZING
- BENTHIC → CENTAURIZING
- TURBINATE → ETHICIZING
The longest words on today's board
CENTAURIZING, ENTERTAINING, GANGRENIZING, GERIATRICIAN, INTERGENERIC, TECHNICIZING, ABATHAGATHI, ENTERTAINER, ENTRENCHING, EUTHANIZING, INTERETHNIC, INTERNECINE
The game accepts 932 words today.
Yesterday's answer (October 22, 2026)
FLAGSHIP then PORKY. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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