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 4 words or fewer. There are 48 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 8 letters, Word 2 has 5 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: It seems to me -- ____ is an impersonal verb and is used only in the 3d person sing.
- Word 2: To eat or drink noisily.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with M, Word 2 starts with S. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
METHINKS
Show the full solution
- METHINKS
- SLURP
The New York Times solution for October 24, 2026 is METHINKS then SLURP.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
48 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters. The 40 shortest:
- METHINKS → SLURP
- RETHINKS → SLUMP
- THINKERS → SLUMP
- TINKERS → SHLUMP
- KERNITES → SHLUMP
- METHINKS → SLURPS
- PHILTRUM → MINKES
- PHILTRUM → MISKEN
- PHILTRUM → MUSKEN
- PHILTRUMS → SKEIN
- PHILTRUMS → SKENE
- RETHINKS → SLUMPS
- RETHINKS → SHLUMP
- THINKERS → SLUMPS
- THINKERS → SHLUMP
- LUMPIER → RETHINKS
- METHINKSES → SLURP
- MINKS → SPHERULITE
- PHILTRUMS → SILKEN
- PHILTRUMS → SINKER
- PHILTRUMS → SKENES
- PHILTRUMS → SUNKEN
- PHILTRUMS → SUNKER
- PHILTRUMS → SUNKET
- RETINKERS → SHLUMP
- TINKERERS → SHLUMP
- UNKEMPT → TRILITHS
- METHINKSES → SLURPS
- MINKES → SPHERULITE
- MINKS → SPHERULITES
- PHILTRUM → METHINKS
- PHILTRUMS → SINKERS
- PHILTRUMS → SUNKERS
- PTILINUMS → SHIRKER
- MINKES → SPHERULITES
- PHILTRUM → MINKERIES
- PTILINUMS → SHIRKERS
- PUERILISM → METHINKS
- PULSIMETER → RETHINK
- METHINKS → SPHERULITE
The longest words on today's board
PREMIERSHIPS, PRIMIPILUSES, HEMISPHERES, MESMERISERS, MEURTRIERES, MULTIMETERS, MUMPRENEURS, MUMPSIMUSES, NEURILITIES, PREMIERSHIP, PUERILITIES, PULSIMETERS
The game accepts 1,898 words today.
Yesterday's answer (October 23, 2026)
CHATEAU then URBANIZING. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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