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 248 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 9 letters, Word 2 has 6 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and ____.
- Word 2: To become smaller; to contract.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with M, Word 2 starts with S. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
MALICIOUS
Show the full solution
- MALICIOUS
- SHRINK
The New York Times solution for November 9, 2026 is MALICIOUS then SHRINK.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
248 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters. The 40 shortest:
- HUMORIC → CLANKS
- ILMORANS → SHUCK
- KNARS → SCHOLIUM
- KRANS → SCHOLIUM
- MANHOURS → SLICK
- MUCOR → RINKHALS
- NARKS → SCHOLIUM
- RANKS → SCHOLIUM
- ACHROMOUS → SLINK
- AINHUM → MARLOCKS
- CLAMOUR → RANKISH
- CLAMOURS → SHRINK
- HUMANA → AIRLOCKS
- HUMORAL → LOCKINS
- ILMORANS → SHUCKS
- LOCKMAN → NOURISH
- MAINOURS → SHLOCK
- MAINSHOCK → KNURL
- MANHOURS → SLICKS
- MANLOCKS → SHAURI
- MONORAILS → SHUCK
- SNARKS → SCHOLIUM
- URANISMS → SHLOCK
- ACHROMOUS → SLINKS
- ALARUM → MAINSHOCK
- ALMACOUR → RANKISH
- ANORAKS → SCHOLIUM
- CANARIUMS → SHLOCK
- CHLOROUS → SKINMAN
- CLAMOROUS → SHRINK
- CLAMOUR → RINKHALS
- CLAMOURS → SHRINKS
- COLOURISM → MAKHNA
- COLOURMAN → NIKAHS
- COUMARINS → SHLOCK
- HAHNIUM → MARLOCKS
- HARMONICS → SUSLIK
- HARMONIOUS → SLACK
- HARMONIOUS → SLICK
- HARMONIUMS → SLACK
The longest words on today's board
MACARONICISMS, MONOCHORIONIC, ANACHRONISMS, HOMOIOUSIANS, INHARMONIOUS, MACARONICISM, MONOCHROMOUS, MONOCHRONOUS, MONOMANIACAL, NONALCOHOLIC, UNHARMONIOUS, ANACHRONISM
The game accepts 1,947 words today.
Yesterday's answer (November 8, 2026)
CHOPSTICK then KNAVE. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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