This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 674 different words, you really want to find the two to help you solve the Letter Boxed in two! You can learn the New York Times’ preferred answers by watching the video below, or scrolling just past to see the answers and learn more about this puzzle’s solution. In addition, scroll below to find the other two-word solutions the New York Times won’t tell you about! Don’t forget to subscribe to get daily updates.
Did you figure it out yet? Well, the answers you were looking for in order to solve the puzzle with just two words are FACTOID and DOWNPOUR
The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are ICN, FOR, TUW, and DPA.
FACTOID is defined as a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item. It is also defined as something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print.
DOWNPOUR is defined as a heavy rain.
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In addition, the puzzle actually had 4 additional solutions to do it in just two words. Below is a listing of the other ways to solve the puzzle with just two answers.
CUPID and DOWNDRAFT
DOWNPOUR and RARIFACTION
DOWNWARP and PURIFACTION
PURIFACTION and NOWD
The following are the 12-letter words.
antiaircraft – trifurcation
The following are the 11-letter words.
coarctation – condonation – contraction – rarifaction – purifaction
The following are the 10-letter words.
conduction – contrarian – contrition – tritanopia – tritiation – octonarian – prionodont – titanation
The following are the 9-letter words.
araucaria – carnation – condition – countdown – downdraft – downdrift – furcation – tarnation – titration – topiarian – acaridian – fairation – opuntioid – ructation
The following are the 8-letter words.
aircraft – artifact – audition – caracara – cardioid – cataract – coaction – conation – conducti – conodont – contract – countian – curation – donation – downpour – downtown – downward – downwarp – drawcard – drawdown – duration – natation – notation – octopoid – odontoid – piripiri – podocarp – potation – townward – traction – untoward – acardiac – acridian – acuation – nunation – octodont – octopian – odonatan – optation – otarioid – pirarucu – piraracu – popocrat – prairion – ranarian
The following are the 7-letter words.
antiwar – aracari – auction – candiru – candour – cantata – cantrip – cardiac – carioca – coition – conduct – conduit – contact – contour – courant – curacao – curacoa – curtana – donatio – faction – factoid – funfair – iracund – nacarat – notitia – octopod – odonata – opuntia – puritan – purpura – fundido – ratafia – ratatat – ruction – rundown – tanpura – topcoat – touraco – undrawn – unwound – witarna – nondrip – acardia – acarian – acridid – airward – dowfart – poduran – podurid – prunoid – ruption – wanwirt
The following are the 6-letter words.
acarid – actant – action – aircon – anuran – anuria – arcana – ardour – cafard – canard – candid – canton – cardia – cardio – carton – cation – coarct – confit – conoid – contra – copita – coupon – coward – craton – donair – dotard – doudou – dupion – durian – durwan – fantod – fatcat – fucoid – caftan – naiant – natant – nation – nonfat – notion – octant – onward – opioid – optant – option – piupiu – potato – potion – pundit – ration – ratrun – tantra – tarata – tarpit – tarpon – tartan – tartar – tauiwi – tipcat – tiptop – totara – toucan – toward – trifid – tripod – triton – truant – unfair – uptown – upward – upwarp – waiata – wairua – wanton – wonton – airpot – cartop – nonart – ritard – acouri – anfion – audion – duftar – funana – idiopt – idiota – naidid – nanoid – notour – nounou – piopio – pitara – piwari – poipoi – pontac – poupou – prurit – pupoid – pupton – pupuna – puriri – raioid – randir – tardon – wanwit
The following are the 5-letter words.
acara – acrid – afara – antra – anura – atria – audio – audit – aurar – await – award – cacao – cacti – cairn – cando – canon – canto – canti – carat – cardi – carpi – coati – cocoa – codon – condo – copra – count – court – craft – crudo – cruft – crura – cupid – curia – curio – facto – diana – diwan – draft – drawn – drift – ducat – ducti – facta – fauna – fitna – fundi – furan – furca – idiot – iftar – naira – nanto – narco – odour – oidia – piano – pipit – piton – pitot – podia – popup – pound – powan – prana – prawn – prion – racon – raita – rando – ratio – runup – tacan – tafia – tanto – taunt – tiara – tipup – titan – tondo – tondi – topoi – towai – tract – trait – trifa – triac – undid – unfit – unrip – widow – wound – witan – acton – afion – fundo – nandu – nanti – nonan – nondo – oiran – awari – owari – pirai – pipid – pocan – pucan – popia – potai – pruno – prunt – prian – punto – ponto – purau – purao – raupo – raird – riant – riata – riato – ruana – rupia – tawaf – titar – titir – towno – unown – unpot – wanta
The following are the 4-letter words.
acai – afar – afto – anoa – anon – anti – arco – aria – arid – atop – fait – aunt – aura – caca – cant – town – card – carn – carp – cart – down – coat – coca – coco – coif – coir – coup – cowp – cran – craw – cour – crip – crit – crud – curd – curt – durn – didi – dido – dirt – doco – docu – dodo – doit – dona – douc – dour – dowd – drat – draw – drip – duco – duct – dunt – dura – fact – fair – fard – fart – faun – fawn – fiat – firn – fufu – fund – toto – iota – naif – nana – nano – naoi – narc – nard – nurd – nodi – noir – nota – noun – nuit – nunu – nuoc – onto – pfui – pion – pipi – pita – poco – pond – pont – pouf – popo – poui – pour – prat – prau – pudu – puna – punt – puri – raft – raid – rand – rant – rara – rata – rift – riot – runt – taco – tact – tant – tara – tard – tarn – tarp – tart – tata – taua – tawa – tipi – tian – titi – toco – todo – topi – topo – tour – trio – trip – udon – undo – unto – upto – upon – waft – wawa – waif – wait – wand – want – ward – warn – warp – wart – wifi – wont – writ – acto – acta – airt – anta – dowf – funt – naid – naio – nant – naow – nara – nopo – noia – noup – nowp – nowd – noud – nown – nawn – opto – ourn – piai – pian – piat – pira – pirn – pito – podo – podu – poti – pupu – purp – rana – raun – rato – rati – rawn – raif – rund – runo – rurp – ruru – tita – waur – wift
The following are the 3-letter words.
act – aft – aid – air – ait – ana – and – ant – arc – art – awn – can – car – cat – caw – cod – con – cop – cot – cow – cri – cru – cud – cui – cup – cur – did – non – dip – dit – don – dop – dot – dud – dun – duo – dur – fan – far – fat – fid – fir – fit – fun – fur – ion – iwi – our – nai – nan – naw – noa – nod – not – now – nun – oaf – oar – oat – oca – opt – oud – own – pia – pip – pir – pit – piu – pod – poi – pop – pot – pow – pud – pun – pup – pwn – rai – ran – rat – raw – ria – rid – rip – rua – run – und – tai – tan – tar – tat – tau – taw – tip – tit – tod – ton – top – tot – tow – tra – urn – wan – war – wat – won – wit – wot – wop – wow – awd – nao – nar – noi – unt – opi – oui – pcu – pou – rud – rio – wid