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 24 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 10 letters, Word 2 has 6 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: no short definition on file
- Word 2: To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with C, Word 2 starts with D. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
CRABWALKED
Show the full solution
- CRABWALKED
- DETAIN
The New York Times solution for October 25, 2026 is CRABWALKED then DETAIN.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
24 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- BACKCRAWL → LANDTIE
- BACKWATER → REDLINE
- CRABWALKED → DETAIN
- LAIDBACK → KNITWEAR
- TINKERBIRD → DECLAW
- ALIENATED → DRAWBACK
- BACKWATER → RECLINED
- BACKWATER → REDLINED
- BACKWATER → RAINLAND
- BANKWARD → DECALITER
- BACKTALK → KIRKWARDEN
- CRABWALKED → DENDRITE
- CRABWALKED → DETAINED
- CRABWALKED → DETAINER
- INCLINATED → DRAWBACK
- RECTILINED → DRAWBACK
- TALKBACK → KIRKWARDEN
- TINKERBIRD → DECLAWED
- BACKWATER → RECTILINED
- CRABWALKED → DIETITIAN
- WANKIER → RECALIBRATED
- KNITWEAR → RECALIBRATED
- NECKWEAR → RECALIBRATED
- WRINKLIER → RECALIBRATED
The longest words on today's board
CRACKBRAINED, INCARCERATED, RECALIBRATED, ACETANILIDE, ACETANILINE, ACTINIARIAN, BIRDBRAINED, CARABINIERE, CARABINIERI, CARBANILIDE, CARDINALATE, INCARCERATE
The game accepts 1,631 words today.
Yesterday's answer (October 24, 2026)
METHINKS then SLURP. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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