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The full answer The official New York Times solution for August 16, 2026:
NYT Official All two-word solutions 5 valid two-word solutions for this board, most common words first.
NYT Official ELVAN → NONADJUSTABLE NONADJUSTABLE → ELVAN VAN → NONADJUSTABLE VON → NONADJUSTABLE Three-word solutions A selection of three-word solutions (showing the first 50).
ABADJAD → DANDLES → SUBOVATE ABADJAD → DUOTONES → SAVABLE ABADJAD → DUOTONES → SELVA ABADJAD → DUOTONES → SELVAS ABADJAD → DUOTONES → SNAVLE ABADJAD → DUOTONES → SNAVLED ABADJAD → DUOTONES → SNAVLES ABADJAD → DUTEOUS → SNAVLE ABADJAD → DUTEOUS → SNAVLED ABADJAD → DUTEOUS → SNAVLES ABASE → ELVAN → NONADJUSTABLE ABATABLE → ELVAN → NONADJUSTABLE ABATE → ELVAN → NONADJUSTABLE ABATON → NONADJUSTABLE → ELVAN ABATON → NOVA → ADJUSTABLE ABATON → NUJOLS → SNAVLED ABATONS → SAVASANA → ADJUSTABLE ABATONS → SELVA → ABJUD ABATONS → SELVA → ABUJAD ABATONS → SELVA → ADJUST ABATONS → SELVA → ADJUSTABLE ABATONS → SELVA → ADJUSTED ABATONS → SELVA → ADJUSTS ABJAD → DANDLES → SUBOVATE ABJAD → DUOTONES → SAVABLE ABJAD → DUOTONES → SELVA ABJAD → DUOTONES → SELVAS ABJAD → DUOTONES → SNAVLE ABJAD → DUOTONES → SNAVLED ABJAD → DUOTONES → SNAVLES ABJAD → DUTEOUS → SNAVLE ABJAD → DUTEOUS → SNAVLED ABJAD → DUTEOUS → SNAVLES ABJUD → DANDLES → SUBOVATE ABJUD → DEADBOLTS → SAVASANA ABJUD → DEADBOLTS → SNAVLE ABJUD → DEADBOLTS → SNAVLED ABJUD → DEADBOLTS → SNAVLES ABJUD → DEADEN → NANOVOLTS ABJUD → DEAN → NANOVOLTS ABJUD → DEN → NANOVOLTS ABJUD → DENOTES → SAVABLE ABJUD → DENOTES → SELVA ABJUD → DENOTES → SELVAS ABJUD → DENOTES → SNAVLE ABJUD → DENOTES → SNAVLED ABJUD → DENOTES → SNAVLES ABJUD → DETONATES → SAVABLE ABJUD → DETONATES → SELVA ABJUD → DETONATES → SELVAS ← Previous day (August 15, 2026) All past answers 
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