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 33 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 9 letters, Word 2 has 5 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or sco...
- Word 2: A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with C, Word 2 starts with K. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
CHOPSTICK
Show the full solution
- CHOPSTICK
- KNAVE
The New York Times solution for November 8, 2026 is CHOPSTICK then KNAVE.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
33 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- CHOPSTICK → KNAVE
- VENTIS → SHOEPACK
- AVENS → SPITCHCOCK
- INVENTS → SHOEPACK
- SPITCHCOCK → KNAVE
- VENAS → SPITCHCOCK
- TECHNOSPEAK → KIEVE
- HEAVENS → SPITCHCOCK
- INVENT → TECHNOSPEAK
- PHOTOKINETIC → CAVAS
- VENETIANS → SHOEPACK
- CHINKAPIN → NONEVENTS
- KINETOSCOPE → EVANISH
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EVE
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EVE
- PHOTOKINETIC → CANVAS
- VASOSPASTIC → CHECKIN
- CONVENIENT → TECHSPEAK
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EAVE
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EVEN
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EAVE
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EVEN
- VASOSPASTIC → CHECKINS
- VENETIANS → SPITCHCOCK
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EVENS
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EVENT
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EVENS
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EVENT
- CONVENIENT → TECHNOSPEAK
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EVENTS
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EVENTS
- PHENAKISTISCOPE → EVANISH
- PHENAKISTOSCOPE → EVANISH
The longest words on today's board
TECHNOSCIENTISTS, PHENAKISTISCOPE, PHENAKISTOSCOPE, TECHNOSCIENTIST, NONSCIENTISTS, OPTICOKINETIC, PANTECHNICONS, ACETOPHENONE, NEOTECTONICS, NONSCIENTIST, PANTECHNICON, PHENETICISTS
The game accepts 2,001 words today.
Yesterday's answer (November 7, 2026)
BLOWUP then PHARYNX. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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