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 17 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 11 letters, Word 2 has 5 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: Something that one does not know the name of.
- Word 2: A small forest.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with T, Word 2 starts with G. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
THINGAMAJIG
Show the full solution
- THINGAMAJIG
- GROVE
The New York Times solution for November 13, 2026 is THINGAMAJIG then GROVE.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
17 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- MAJO → OVERNIGHT
- MAJO → OVERNIGHTING
- OVERT → THINGAMAJIG
- THINGAMAJIG → GROVE
- THINGAMAJIG → GOVERN
- OVEREAT → THINGAMAJIG
- OVERGOT → THINGAMAJIG
- NOVERINT → THINGAMAJIG
- THINGAMAJIG → GOVERNOR
- INTROVERT → THINGAMAJIG
- OVERNIGHT → THINGAMAJIG
- OVERTREAT → THINGAMAJIG
- THINGAMAJIG → GOVERNING
- GOVERNMENT → THINGAMAJIG
- THINGAMAJIG → GOVERNMENT
- OVERTREATMENT → THINGAMAJIG
- ANTIGOVERNMENT → THINGAMAJIG
The longest words on today's board
ANTIGOVERNMENT, OVERGOVERNING, OVERTREATMENT, REORIENTATING, TITANOTHERIAN, AGRITAINMENT, GANGRENATING, INTROVERTIVE, MAINTAINMENT, ORTHOTRIAENE, OVERGRIEVING, OVERNIGHTING
The game accepts 1,207 words today.
Yesterday's answer (November 12, 2026)
BEFRIENDING then GLAMP. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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