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 5 words or fewer. There are 3 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 7 letters, Word 2 has 6 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
- Word 2: A person who gave or supposedly gave their name to a people, place, institution, etc.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with B, Word 2 starts with E. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
BAUXITE
Show the full solution
- BAUXITE
- EPONYM
The New York Times solution for October 31, 2026 is BAUXITE then EPONYM.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
3 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- BAUXITE → EPONYM
- BAUXITE → EPONYMY
- TYMPANA → ABOITEAUX
The longest words on today's board
IMBIBITION, TOTIPOTENT, ABOITEAUX, ANONYMITY, AUTOPIANO, NONENTITY, OBNOXIETY, OBTENTION, POTENTITE, ABIETENE, ABOITEAU, AMBITION
The game accepts 661 words today.
Yesterday's answer (October 30, 2026)
FLAMINGOS then STRIVING. Yesterday's hints
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