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 88 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 9 letters, Word 2 has 8 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: Enrique Bunbury's third studio album.
- Word 2: Effort; the act of one who ____.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with F, Word 2 starts with S. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
FLAMINGOS
Show the full solution
- FLAMINGOS
- STRIVING
The New York Times solution for October 30, 2026 is FLAMINGOS then STRIVING.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
88 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters. The 40 shortest:
- FLAVORINGS → SMIT
- FLAVORS → SMITING
- FORMALS → STAVING
- FORMALS → STOVING
- FORMATS → SLAVING
- ARTFORMS → SLAVING
- FATLINGS → SAMOVAR
- FAVORITING → GLAMS
- FAVORITING → GLIMS
- FAVORITING → GLOMS
- FLAMINGO → OVATORS
- FLATFORMS → SAVING
- FLAVINS → STORMING
- FLAVORINGS → SMALT
- FLAVORINGS → SMART
- FLAVORINGS → SMOLT
- FLAVORINGS → STOMA
- FLAVORINGS → STORM
- FLAVORINGS → STRIM
- FLAVORS → SMARTING
- FLAVORS → STORMING
- FORMALS → STRIVING
- FORMS → SALIVATING
- FRIVOLS → SMARTING
- FAMILIARS → STOVING
- FATLINGS → SAMOVARS
- FLATFORMS → SAVINGS
- FLATFORMS → SLAVING
- FLATFORMS → STAVING
- FLATFORMS → STOVING
- FLAVORINGS → SAMITI
- FLAVORINGS → SMARTS
- FLAVORINGS → SMOLTS
- FLAVORINGS → SMRITI
- FLAVORINGS → STOMAS
- FLAVORINGS → STOMAL
- FLAVORINGS → STORMS
- FLAVORINGS → STRIMS
- FLAVORINGS → STROMA
- FLAVORINGS → SMALTO
The longest words on today's board
NIGROSTRIATAL, AMALGAMATING, INGRATIATING, INVIGILATING, INVIGILATORS, INVIGORATING, INVIGORATORS, MORNINGSTARS, SOMATOSTATIN, TARAMASALATA, AGITATORIAL, ASTROGATING
The game accepts 1,940 words today.
Yesterday's answer (October 29, 2026)
HOMEWORK then KATYDID. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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