Letter Boxed Solver

What a Letter Boxed solver does

A Letter Boxed solver takes the twelve letters on today's board — three per side — and finds every valid word chain that uses all of them. It handles the two rules that make the puzzle hard by hand: you can't use two letters from the same side back to back, and each new word has to start with the last letter of the one before it. Instead of testing words in your head, the solver checks the entire dictionary at once and returns the solutions ranked shortest first.

How this solver actually works

Most "solvers" you'll find are static pages with a few pre-written example answers. This one is real. When you press Solve, it runs the full ENABLE word list — about 170,000 words — against your exact board:

1. Filter the dictionary. Every word that would break the same-side rule on your board is thrown out, leaving only words you could legally play.
2. Chain the survivors. The solver links words end-to-start — the last letter of one has to open the next — and searches for chains that cover all twelve letters.
3. Rank by length.Two-word solutions come back first, then three-word. If a two-word answer exists for your board, it's at the top; if the two-word list is empty, that board genuinely has no common-word two-word path.

Because the ENABLE list is broader than the private list the NYT uses, the solver occasionally returns a word the game rejects. When that happens, just take the next chain in the list — the rest of the solution almost always still works.

What the data says about solving Letter Boxed

We ran this solver across 2,000 past boards. A few patterns show up often enough to change how you play — even without the tool:

• About 60% of boards have a two-word solution.So if you can't find one, it's a coin-flip whether one even exists — switch to three words rather than grinding.
• 57% of two-word solutions hinge on the letter S. An S on the board is the single strongest bridge letter; ending your first word on S opens the most second words.
• 64% of useful opening words cover seven or more letters. A long first word does the heavy lifting — it clears rare letters early and leaves an easy finish.

The full method, with the letter-by-letter breakdown, is in the two-word solutions guide and the best starting words guide.

How to use the solver

1. Autofill today loads the current NYT board automatically, or type any twelve letters — three per side — to solve a board a friend sent you or a past puzzle.
2. Press Solve. Two-word solutions appear first, each one traceable on the board so you can see exactly which side every letter comes from.
3. Use Random to generate a fresh twelve-letter board any time you want to practise — no daily limit, no login.

Solver or answer page — which do you want?

If you just need today's NYT solution as fast as possible, the answers pageis quicker — it's pre-loaded, no typing. Use this solver when you want to solve a customboard, explore every possible chain, or practise on boards that aren't today's. And if you'd rather not see the full answer at all, the hints page reveals the solution one step at a time.