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 22 two-word solutions in total in today's word list.
Hint 2: Word lengths
Word 1 has 6 letters, Word 2 has 10 letters.
Hint 3: What the words mean
- Word 1: A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regi...
- Word 2: That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
Hint 4: First letters
Word 1 starts with S, Word 2 starts with U. Each word starts with the last letter of the one before it.
Show the first word
SUDOKU
Show the full solution
- SUDOKU
- UNPLAYABLE
The New York Times solution for November 14, 2026 is SUDOKU then UNPLAYABLE.
Letter Boxed deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Every two-word solution
22 pairs in today's word list use all twelve letters:
- PODLEYS → SUNBAKE
- POLYBLENDS → SKUA
- PONDUSES → SKYBAL
- PODLEYS → SUNBAKES
- POLYBLENDS → SKUAS
- POLYBLENDS → SUBAK
- PSEUDOBULB → BANKY
- PYKNOSES → SUBDUAL
- SUDOKU → UNPAYABLE
- ALBESPYNES → SUDOKU
- POLYBLENDS → SUBAKS
- PSEUDOBULB → BLANKY
- SUDOKU → UNPLAYABLE
- ALBESPYNES → SUDOKUS
- ANKYLOSES → SUBDUPLE
- POLYBLENDS → SUNBAKE
- PSEUDOBULB → BLANKLY
- PSEUDOBULBS → SKANKY
- PYKNOSES → SUBDUABLE
- POLYBLENDS → SAKABULA
- POLYBLENDS → SUNBAKES
- POLYBLENDS → SAKABULAS
The longest words on today's board
SPOKESPEOPLE, UNANALYSABLE, ABANDONABLE, LEPOSPONDYL, PSEUDOBULBS, PSEUDOPUPAL, PSEUDOPUPAS, SALESPEOPLE, ALBESPYNES, ANALYSABLE, ANALYSANDS, ANKLEBONES
The game accepts 1,613 words today.
Yesterday's answer (November 13, 2026)
THINGAMAJIG then GROVE. Yesterday's hints
Play today's Letter Boxed at The New York Times
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