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 26 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 4 letters, Word 2 has 11 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: The mouth.
- Word 2: A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with J, Word 2 starts with S. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
JAWS
Show the full solution
- JAWS
- SWITCHBLADE
The New York Times solution for November 5, 2026 is JAWS then SWITCHBLADE.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
26 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- BAJADAS → SWITCHEL
- JALEBIS → SWATCHED
- JALEBIS → SWITCHED
- JAWS → SWITCHBLADE
- BAJADAS → SWITCHELS
- JADES → SWITCHBLADE
- JATIS → SWITCHBLADE
- JAWS → SWITCHBLADES
- JIBES → SWITCHBLADE
- JILTS → SWITCHBLADE
- JITIS → SWITCHBLADE
- JADES → SWITCHBLADES
- JATIS → SWITCHBLADES
- JIBES → SWITCHBLADES
- JILTS → SWITCHBLADES
- JITIS → SWITCHBLADES
- SABJIS → SWITCHBLADE
- SWITCHBLADES → SABJI
- BAJADAS → SWITCHBLADE
- JACALES → SWITCHBLADE
- JALEBIS → SWITCHBLADE
- SABJIS → SWITCHBLADES
- SWITCHBLADES → SABJIS
- BAJADAS → SWITCHBLADES
- JACALES → SWITCHBLADES
- JALEBIS → SWITCHBLADES
The longest words on today's board
DECIDABILITIES, DISESTABLISHED, DISESTABLISHES, ACATALECTICS, DEATHWATCHES, DESTABILISED, DESTABILISES, DISABILITIES, DISESTABLISH, IDEALISTICAL, STATISTICISE, SWITCHBLADES
The game accepts 1,491 words today.
Yesterday's answer (November 4, 2026)
APLOMB then BURGUNDY. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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