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Did you figure it out yet? Well, the answers you were looking for in order to solve the puzzle with just two words are OPTIMAL and LUBRICANT
The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are IAP, BMC, TRL, and NOU.
OPTIMAL is defined as most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied.
LUBRICANT is defined as a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery.
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In addition, the puzzle actually had 182 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.
ALBINIC and COMPUTATOR
ALBINIC and COMPUTOR
ALBUM and MICROPRINT
ALBUM and MICROPOLITAN
ANABATIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
ANABIOTIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
ANABOLIC and COMPUTATOR
ANABOLIC and COMPUTOR
ANTIBIOTIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
BACULUM and MICROPRINT
BACULUM and MICROPOLITAN
BARIUM and MICROPOLITAN
BIROMANTIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
BIROMANTIC and CLUMP
BIROMANTIC and COPULA
BIROMANTIC and COPULAR
BIROMANTIC and CULPRIT
BIROMANTIC and CUPOLA
BLIMP and PROTACTINIUM
BOTANIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
BOTULINIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
BOTULINIC and CRAMP
BOTULINIC and COMPUTATOR
BROMANTIC and CIRCUMPOLAR
BROMANTIC and CLUMP
BROMANTIC and COPULA
BROMANTIC and COPULAR
BROMANTIC and CULPRIT
BROMANTIC and CUPOLA
BUM and MICROPOLITAN
BUMP and PROLACTIN
BURP and PLUTOMANIC
CALAMINT and TURBOPROP
CARBANILIC and COMPUTATOR
CARBANILIC and COMPUTOR
CIBORIUM and MICROPOLITAN
CIRCUMPOLAR and ROBORANT
COMPLICIT and TURBAN
COMPLICIT and TURBINAL
COMPLOT and TURBINAL
COPULA and ABOMINATOR
CORPORAL and LACTALBUMIN
CULMINANT and TURBOPROP
CUPOLA and ABOMINATOR
IMPOLITIC and CARNAUBA
IMPOLITIC and CARBURANT
LABARUM and MICROPRINT
LABARUM and MICROPOLITAN
LABIUM and MICROPRINT
LABIUM and MICROPOLITAN
LABRUM and MICROPRINT
LABRUM and MICROPOLITAN
LIBITUM and MICROPOLITAN
LUBRICANT and TOPMAN
LUBRICANT and TOMPOT
MICROPOLITAN and NIOBIUM
MICROPOLITICAL and LACTALBUMIN
MICROPOLITICAL and LUBRICANT
MICROPRINT and TABULAR
MICROPRINT and TABULA
MICROPRINT and TABULATOR
MICROPRINT and TUBAL
MICROPRINT and TUBULAR
MICROPRINT and TURBINAL
MINICAMP and POLITBURO
MINICAMP and PUBLICITOR
MOBOCRATICAL and LUPULIN
MORIBANA and AUTOPTICAL
MOTORCAMP and PUBLICAN
NIOBIUM and MICROPOLITAN
NIOBIUM and MICROPOLITICAL
PLACITUM and MICROBURIN
PLACITUM and MORIBANA
PLACULA and ABOMINATOR
PLANTARIUM and MACROBIOTIC
PLANTARIUM and MICROBIC
PLANTARIUM and MICROBIOTA
PLANTARIUM and MICROBAL
PLANTARIUM and MICROBAROM
PLANTARIUM and MICROBURIN
PLANTARIUM and MICROTUBULAR
PLANTARIUM and MOBOCRAT
PLANTARIUM and MOBOCRATIC
PLANTARIUM and MOBOCRATICAL
PLATINIC and CIBORIUM
PLUTOCRATIC and COBALAMIN
PLUTOCRATICAL and LACTALBUMIN
PLUTOMANIC and CABRIO
PLUTOMANIC and CALIBRATOR
PLUTOMANIC and CARABAO
PLUTOMANIC and CARB
PLUTOMANIC and CARBOLIC
PLUTOMANIC and CARNAUBA
PLUTOMANIC and CAROB
PLUTOMANIC and CIBORIUM
PLUTOMANIC and CLOTBUR
PLUTOMANIC and CORNCOB
PLUTOMANIC and COBRA
PLUTOMANIC and CORBICULA
PLUTOMANIC and CORNCRIB
PLUTOMANIC and CRAB
PLUTOMANIC and CRIB
PLUTOMANIC and CRIBO
PLUTOMANIC and CUCURBIT
PLUTOMANIC and CURB
PLUTOMANIC and CARBURATOR
PLUTOMANIC and CARBANILIC
PLUTOMANIC and CARBARN
PLUTOMANIC and CARBRO
PLUTOMANIC and CARBURANT
POLITBURO and OTOCRANIUM
PORAL and LACTALBUMIN
PRACTOLOL and LACTALBUMIN
PRANAM and MICROTUBULAR
PRIBUMI and INCULCATOR
PRIMULA and ANABIOTIC
PRIMULA and ANTIBIOTIC
PRIORAL and LACTALBUMIN
PROAL and LACTALBUMIN
PROAMNIOTIC and CLOTBUR
PROAMNIOTIC and CLUB
PROAMNIOTIC and CORBICULA
PROAMNIOTIC and CUBICAL
PROAMNIOTIC and CUBITAL
PROBATIC and CACUMINAL
PROBATIC and COLUMN
PROBATIC and COLUMNAR
PROBATIC and CULMINA
PROBATIC and CULMINANT
PROBIOTIC and CACUMINAL
PROBIOTIC and COLUMNAR
PROBIOTIC and CULMINA
PROBIOTIC and CULMINANT
PROCLAMATOR and RUBICAN
PROCTORAL and LACTALBUMIN
PROCURAL and LACTALBUMIN
PROLABIUM and MANTIC
PROLABIUM and MICROPRINT
PROLABIUM and MICROPOLITAN
PROLABIUM and MARANTIC
PROLABIUM and MATICIN
PROLABIUM and MICROANATOMIC
PROLABIUM and MICROANATOMICAL
PROLABIUM and MUCOITIN
PROLACTIN and NIOBIUM
PRORAL and LACTALBUMIN
PROTACTINIUM and MICROBAL
PROTACTINIUM and MICROTUBULAR
PROTACTINIUM and MINILAB
PROTACTINIUM and MOBOCRATICAL
PROTACTINIUM and MOBOLA
PROTOCOL and LACTALBUMIN
PRURITIC and COBALAMIN
PUBLIC and CORMORANT
PUBLICA and ABOMINATOR
PUBLICA and ANIMATOR
PUBLICA and ANTITUMOR
PUBLICA and AROMANTIC
PUBLICAN and NATATORIUM
PUBLICITOR and RAMIN
PUBLICITOR and ROMAN
PUBLICITOR and ROMANTIC
PUBLICITOR and RUMINA
PUBLICITOR and RUMINAL
PUBLICITOR and RUMINANT
PUBLICITOR and RUMINATOR
PUBLICITOR and RAMICORN
PUBLICITOR and RANARIUM
PUBLICITOR and ROMANITA
PUBLICITOR and ROMANIUM
PUBLICITOR and ROMANTICAL
PUBLICO and OTOCRANIUM
PULMOTOR and RUBICAN
PURITANIC and COBALAMIN
PURITANIC and COLOBOMA
PUTAMINAL and LUBRICATOR
PUTAMINAL and LUCUBRATOR
ROBOCOP and PUTAMINAL
ROBOCOP and PLANTARIUM
ROBOCOP and PLUTOMANIC
RUPTIC and COBALAMIN
TURBOPROP and PLUTOMANIC
The following are the 15-letter words.
corporatocratic – microanatomical
The following are the 14-letter words.
micropolitical
The following are the 13-letter words.
anticlimactic – corporatocrat – microclimatic – macroclimatic – microanatomic – plutocratical – polarilocular
The following are the 12-letter words.
incorporator – microcircuit – protactinium – ratiocinator – micropolitan – acroamatical – autocratical – autocratoric – autocritical – biopolitical – microtubular – mobocratical – plurilocular – procatarctic
The following are the 11-letter words.
animalcular – bioclimatic – caricatural – circumpolar – impractical – lactalbumin – macrobiotic – plutocratic – puritanical – canalicular – acroclinium – antimitotic – autolocator – automatical – climactical – corpocratic – proamniotic – proclamator
The following are the 10-letter words.
abominator – almucantar – almacantar – anatomical – antibiotic – anticlinal – autocratic – barbituric – biocircuit – biromantic – calculator – calibrator – circulator – climatical – coloratura – colorpoint – corporator – imprimatur – inculcator – lacrimator – lubricator – lucubrator – malolactic – microbiota – microprint – militarium – moratorium – natatorium – oculomotor – oratorical – procurator – prolocutor – rubricator – timocratic – canaliculi – carburator – acroamatic – almacabala – almucabala – almucabola – animalcula – antorbital – autocrator – autoptical – carbanilic – computator – locutorium – macrocolum – microbarom – microburin – microlitic – micromolar – micromotor – microtomic – miliolitic – mobocratic – morabaraba – marabaraba – mucicarmin – octactinal – otocranium – plantarium – plutomanic – policlinic – poplitical – practicant – proloculum – protocolar – protocolic – publicitor – romantical – titbitical
The following are the 9-letter words.
acrobatic – aluminium – amaurotic – amputator – anabiotic – anaclitic – antitumor – aromantic – ataractic – auricular – automatic – bilirubin – botanical – bromantic – cacuminal – calamanco – canalboat – catabolic – catamaran – climactic – cobalamin – complicit – corbicula – cormorant – culminant – rotulorum – cuticular – impolitic – impromptu – inamorata – inamorato – incubator – laminator – locomotor – lubricant – matutinal – microloan – motorboat – motorcamp – mutilator – nicotinic – obturator – orbicular – plutocrat – politburo – political – practical – practicum – probiotic – proclitic – prolactin – putaminal – ruminator – tabulator – tarantula – tuatarium – turboprop – bibliotic – canicular – abactinal – acritical – antilucan – antocular – autotomic – botulinal – botulinic – calamitic – carburant – corpocrat – maritimal – miraculin – nictitant – octatomic – octocoral – optomotor – orocratic – plumicorn – populator – practolol – primprint – proctoral – prolabium – proptotic – protactic – protocorm – protoplot – puritanic – robotical – tautoclin – titanical – titanitic
The following are the 8-letter words.
acicular – actinium – actuator – acupoint – amitotic – amniotic – anabatic – anabolic – anatomic – animatic – animator – arancini – aromatic – auricula – autocrat – automata – autumnal – balmoral – barbacoa – barbaric – barbican – barbital – biblical – binaural – botanica – bucatini – calamari – calamaro – calamint – calcitic – caracara – carbolic – carnauba – cataract – ciborium – circular – climatic – clinical – clitoral – cocobolo – coloboma – colorant – columnar – coplanar – coralita – corncrib – corporal – criminal – critical – cucurbit – curculio – curcumin – imitator – implicit – inimical – lacrimal – macruran – marinara – matamata – micritic – microbic – microcar – militant – minicamp – motorcar – motorman – narcotic – nautical – oracular – oratorio – platinic – plumular – pointman – politico – potplant – promotor – protocol – proturan – pruritic – publican – purpuric – purpurin – putamina – roborant – romantic – rubrical – ruminant – rutilant – taciturn – tactical – tantalum – tantalic – titanium – tucotuco – turbinal – turncoat – uroboric – braciola – lomatium – optimuma – aciculum – acroatic – alcabala – almariol – aluminic – animalic – arabitol – atomical – autoptic – biocular – biotitic – canarium – climatal – computor – laborant – lacinato – maclurin – mamacita – marantic – matamora – matamoro – microbal – miromiro – mobocrat – moribana – motorium – mucoitin – murumuru – octantal – oiticica – oraculum – oratoric – placitum – plantula – popocrat – poroporo – pororoca – primatal – primatic – primulin – probatic – procural – prolamin – proprium – protatic – protopop – ptilinal – pulmotor – ramarama – ramicorn – ranarium – riroriro – romanita – romanium – ruinator – uranical
The following are the 7-letter words.
abiotic – aclinic – acrobat – actinic – libitum – acratic – albumin – alcopop – almanac – alumina – animato – animati – arabica – aracari – atactic – auroral – autocar – automat – bacalao – baculum – barbola – bicolor – bitcoin – blatant – boatman – boracic – botanic – botulin – bucolic – bulimic – caboclo – calcium – calculi – caloric – cantata – cantina – carabao – caracal – carinal – carioca – carnita – catboat – catmint – circuit – clamant – cloacal – clotbur – coalman – corncob – colicin – comical – comital – complot – copular – corpora – cranium – cubical – cubital – culmina – culprit – curacao – curacoa – curator – curcuma – implant – imprint – intimal – caracul – labarum – laminal – laminar – laminin – lamplit – lantana – liminal – lobular – locator – locular – luminal – lupulin – macular – maranta – marcato – marital – matinal – maulana – minibar – minicab – minicam – minicom – minimal – minimum – mitotic – motoric – proprio – mutator – nacarat – natural – nautili – niobium – ocarina – optical – optimal – optimum – orbital – plantar – politic – pomatum – popcorn – popular – porcini – potamic – primula – publico – proctor – protium – puritan – purpura – ratatat – publica – ribitol – robotic – rotator – ruminal – tabanca – tabular – tactual – tamarau – tamarin – tanpura – timolol – titanic – titular – tomatin – topcoat – tuatara – tubular – tubulin – tumular – turmoil – ululant – uranium – intacta – minicar – abactor – ablator – acicula – acroama – actinal – actinin – alantin – albinic – albitic – alicorn – almacur – almimar – alumium – arolium – aulical – autobio – carbarn – citator – ilmoran – lacrima – limital – locoman – locutor – malacic – mancala – marotic – marplot – maticin – mimical – minilab – mormaor – morular – mutular – obitual – orarium – placula – platina – plumula – poculum – polaric – populin – porotic – potator – potboil – practic – pribumi – prioral – prioric – procarp – protoma – pulicat – pulutan – pumpman – racloir – rariora – robiola – robocop – rotular – rubican – rumicin
The following are the 6-letter words.
initio – ablaut – aboral – abrupt – abulic – acinar – actant – actual – alarum – alumna – alumni – amatol – amoral – animal – priori – arcana – arctic – arnica – rucola – ataman – atomic – auburn – aucuba – aurora – autumn – babacu – bacula – balata – balboa – banana – bantam – baobab – barium – barman – batata – batman – bicarb – binman – biotic – biotin – blanco – bromic – brubru – brutal – bulbil – bulbul – burbot – burnin – cabana – cabrio – calami – calcic – calico – cancan – cantal – cantor – carina – carman – carnal – cilium – clamor – clinal – clinic – clitic – cloaca – coarct – coital – column – copula – populo – corium – cratur – critic – crotal – crural – cubiti – cumuli – cupola – cupric – curium – arabic – inborn – incant – incubi – intact – intima – intuit – iritic – italic – labium – lablab – labrat – labrum – labral – lactam – lactic – lamina – lamium – lictor – limina – limuli – lobola – lobolo – loculi – lolcat – lorica – maloti – lumina – macula – manana – manioc – mantic – mantua – maraca – marari – marina – marmot – matatu – milium – minbar – minima – miotic – moptop – morula – motmot – murmur – mutant – mutual – natant – niobic – ocicat – octant – ocular – oilcan – oilman – omnium – optant – optima – orator – ormolu – planar – platan – plural – pompom – poplar – poplin – potato – potman – pranam – primal – primum – probit – prompt – ptotic – public – rancor – rabato – ricrac – rictal – ritual – robata – rococo – rubato – rubati – rubric – rumina – rumpot – tabula – tactic – tactor – talbot – talcum – tamari – tarama – tarata – tarmac – tatami – tinpot – titbit – toluic – tomato – tomtit – topman – torpor – torula – totara – tumuli – turaco – turban – turbit – turbot – umlaut – uproar – upturn – uracil – uranic – urinal – populi – amrita – brumal – bulbar – rotini – abacot – abator – acacin – acinic – alburn – almoin – alnico – alumic – araban – arabin – babaco – carbro – crinal – locant – lotman – macana – maloca – manaca – manbot – manlot – maomao – maumau – marabi – maraba – marara – marcot – marula – matata – matico – matman – mictic – minium – miriti – muriti – mobola – mocamp – molimo – morita – mormal – moruti – maruti – motuca – mutuca – mulata – mulmul – nautic – nincom – nincum – oarman – oblata – olamic – oliban – platic – plical – pomato – porina – potica – pranic – pratal – primar – proact – prolan – promin – proral – protan – protic – prurit – puriri – ramtil – rancio – ratama – roaroa – robalo – rotolo – rotula – rubral – ruptic – rurban – tautit – tomium – tomorn – tompot – uramil
The following are the 5-letter words.
abaca – abura – acara – acini – acorn – actin – actor – alarm – album – alibi – alula – amaro – amari – amici – amnio – ampul – amrit – anima – antic – arbor – armor – aroma – atman – aural – aurar – auric – babul – balut – balot – banal – banco – bilal – bilat – bilbo – biota – blanc – blimp – blini – bloat – blurb – bobol – bolar – boric – bract – brant – broil – bruin – bruit – bubal – burin – burnt – butut – cabal – cabin – cacao – cacti – campo – canal – canto – canti – carat – carob – carol – carom – circa – clamp – clint – clomp – clump – coati – cobra – cocoa – colic – color – comic – compo – copra – coral – coram – cramp – cribo – crimp – croci – crump – crura – cubic – cubit – cumin – cupro – curio – cutin – cutup – ictal – ilium – impro – incur – input – labor – labra – libor – libra – licit – lilac – limit – linac – lobar – local – locum – lotic – lubra – maban – macro – malar – malic – mamil – manat – manic – manta – matin – mauri – micro – mimic – minim – mirin – moana – molal – molar – moral – moran – motor – mucin – mucro – mulct – mural – nabob – nanto – narco – natal – octal – oculi – optic – orbat – orbit – orcin – oribi – pulao – plant – plica – plump – poilu – point – polar – polio – popup – porin – prana – prima – primo – primp – print – prior – promo – pubic – putin – ramin – ramal – ratio – rauli – ricin – robin – robot – roman – rotor – rumor – rural – rutin – tabac – tabla – tabor – tacan – tacit – tanto – tarot – tinto – titan – tolar – topoi – toric – total – tubal – tumor – turbo – turnt – tutor – ulama – ulnar – umami – urban – cobot – lauan – loran – aboil – aboma – aborn – abrim – abrin – aburn – acral – alala – alata – aloin – araba – armil – aulic – baloi – bomor – maral – maran – maril – marma – maror – moror – marua – maula – minar – moloi – morat – morin – mormo – morna – mucor – mutic – mutum – nabam – nabla – nanti – ninta – niopo – nital – nmoli – octic – oiran – orant – orbic – otium – poalo – planc – plaur – ploat – ploit – pocan – pucan – poral – potin – proal – prora – pulut – purau – purao – rabic – ratal – raupo – robur – romal – rompu – rotal – rotan – ruana – ruban – rubio – rubor – rumal – rumpo – titar – titir – titin – toman – tomin – tuina
The following are the 4-letter words.
abut – alar – alba – alma – alum – amir – anal – anti – arco – aril – arum – atom – atop – aura – auto – baba – babu – balm – bama – bani – bara – barb – barm – barn – bari – bima – bibi – biri – bint – biro – blab – blam – blat – blin – blob – bloc – blot – blub – blur – boab – boar – boat – boba – boil – bolo – boma – bora – born – boto – bran – brat – brim – brio – brut – bubo – bulb – bump – burb – burn – burp – caca – calm – cama – cami – camo – camp – cant – carb – carn – carp – caul – clam – clan – clop – clot – club – coal – coat – coca – coco – coil – coin – coir – cola – coma – comp – moto – corm – corn – crab – cram – cran – crib – crim – crit – croc – crop – culm – curb – coli – imam – imli – inca – inro – inti – into – toto – iora – iota – ital – lama – lamp – lari – larn – lati – lilo – lima – limn – limo – limp – lint – lira – loam – loan – lobo – loci – loco – loin – lorn – lota – loti – luau – lulu – luma – lump – mala – mali – malm – mama – mana – mara – marc – marm – maul – mica – milo – mimi – mini – mint – miro – moan – moat – mobo – moil – moit – mola – momo – morn – motu – muru – muti – nana – naoi – narc – nala – obit – obol – olio – omit – oral – orca – buco – otic – rima – plan – plat – plop – plot – plum – poco – polo – poma – pomo – pomp – popo – porn – pram – prat – prim – proa – prau – prob – prom – prop – puli – pula – pulp – puma – pump – puri – puro – puta – puto – rabi – ramp – rami – rani – rant – rara – rata – rimu – riot – roam – roan – roar – roil – romp – rota – roti – ruin – rump – lato – tabi – tabu – taco – tact – tala – talc – tali – tamp – tant – tara – tarn – taro – tarp – tata – taua – taut – torn – tint – titi – toco – toil – tolu – topo – torc – tori – toro – tuan – tuba – tulp – tump – turn – tutu – tiro – ubac – ulmo – ulna – upto – uric – bato – acto – bola – abac – abiu – ablo – abob – abri – acta – alan – alim – alop – anta – antu – arba – aula – bomo – bota – buba – bucu – crin – lola – lolo – maca – mani – mant – maum – mina – mira – mita – moal – moar – moco – molo – mora – mump – mamp – mura – muta – nant – nara – nmol – olim – omul – opto – plim – plut – plup – poti – ptui – pulu – pupu – purp – putu – rana – rato – rati – ratu – roto – rurp – ruru – tabl – tabo – tita – tomo
The following are the 3-letter words.
ibn – act – alb – alu – alp – amp – ana – ani – ant – arb – arc – arm – bab – bal – bam – ban – bao – bar – bat – bib – bin – bio – bit – boa – bob – bop – bot – bra – bro – bub – bum – bur – but – cab – cam – can – car – cat – cob – col – cop – cor – cot – oil – cri – cru – cub – cui – cum – cup – cur – cut – imp – imu – lab – lac – lam – lar – lat – lib – lit – loa – lob – lol – lop – lor – lot – lum – lur – mac – mam – man – mar – mat – mic – mil – mim – moa – mob – moc – moi – mom – mop – mor – mot – mum – nab – nam – nan – nib – nil – nim – nit – oar – oat – oba – obi – oca – olm – cit – opt – ora – orb – orc – poi – pol – pop – pot – pro – pub – pul – pup – put – ram – ran – rat – rib – rim – rob – roc – rot – rua – rub – rum – rut – bol – tab – tal – tam – tan – tar – tat – tau – tic – tin – tit – tom – top – tor – tot – tub – tui – tum – tup – tur – tut – ubi – ulu – ump – umu – urn – abt – alc – aum – mab – mui – mol – nao – nar – niu – obo – ola – omi – orp – pcu – rab – ral – rin – roa – rio – urb