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The full answer The official New York Times solution for October 10, 2026:
NYT Official All two-word solutions 32 valid two-word solutions for this board, most common words first.
NYT Official REKINDLE → EXPLICATE AKINDLE → EXCERPT ALKADIENE → EXCERPT CARETAKE → EXPLICAND CARETAKE → EXPLICANDA EXPLICANDA → ALKITRAN INEXPLICIT → TANKARD KARATE → EXPLICAND KARATE → EXPLICANDA KERNITE → EXPLICAND KERNITE → EXPLICANDA NERDLIKE → EXPLICATE PARAKITE → EXPLICAND PARAKITE → EXPLICANDA PARTAKE → EXPLICAND PARTAKE → EXPLICANDA PRINCELIKE → EXTRADITE RANKINITE → EXPLICAND RANKINITE → EXPLICANDA RETAKE → EXPLICAND RETAKE → EXPLICANDA RINKITE → EXPLICAND RINKITE → EXPLICANDA TRANCELIKE → EXPAND TRANCELIKE → EXPLANANDA TRANCELIKE → EXPLICAND TRANCELIKE → EXPLICANDA TRAPLIKE → EXPLICAND TRAPLIKE → EXPLICANDA TRIKE → EXPLICAND TRIKE → EXPLICANDA Three-word solutions A selection of three-word solutions (showing the first 50).
ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXCERPT ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXPARTE ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXPAT ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXPLANATE ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXPLETE ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXPLICATE ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXPLICIT ACACIN → NERDLIKE → EXTIRPATE ACACINE → ENKINDLE → EXCERPT ACACINE → ENKINDLE → EXPARTE ACACINE → ENKINDLE → EXTIRPATE ACACINE → EXPARTE → ENKINDLE ACACINE → EXPLANANDA → ALKITRAN ACACINE → EXPLICANDA → ALKITRAN ACACINE → EXPLICIT → TANKARD ACACINE → EXTIRPATE → ENKINDLE ACARA → AKINDLE → EXCERPT ACARA → AKINDLE → EXPARTE ACARA → AKINDLE → EXPAT ACARA → AKINDLE → EXPLANATE ACARA → AKINDLE → EXPLETE ACARA → AKINDLE → EXPLICATE ACARA → AKINDLE → EXPLICIT ACARA → AKINDLE → EXTIRPATE ACARA → AKINETE → EXPLANANDA ACARA → AKINETE → EXPLICAND ACARA → AKINETE → EXPLICANDA ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXCERPT ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXPARTE ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXPAT ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXPLANATE ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXPLETE ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXPLICATE ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXPLICIT ACARA → ALKADIENE → EXTIRPATE ACARICIDAL → LAKE → EXPLANATE ACARICIDAL → LATKE → EXPAND ACARICIDAL → LATKE → EXPLANANDA ACARICIDAL → LATKE → EXPLANATE ACARICIDAL → LATKE → EXPLICAND ACARICIDAL → LATKE → EXPLICANDA ACARICIDAL → LEKE → EXPLANATE ACARICIDAL → LIKE → EXPLANATE ACARICIDAL → LIPLIKE → EXPLANATE ACARICIDAL → LIPLIKE → EXTEND ACARICIDAL → LIPLIKE → EXTERN ACARICIDAL → LIPLIKE → EXTERNAL ACARICIDAL → LIPLIKE → EXTINCT ACARICIDAL → LIPLIKE → EXTRANET ACARID → DIKE → EXPLANATE ← Previous day (October 9, 2026) All past answers 
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