New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for May 16, 2025

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1130 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 MOCHI and INQUISITIVE

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are QOI, EMS, UCT, and NHV.

The word MOCHI has no known definition.

INQUISITIVE is defined as showing curiosity. It is also defined as inquiring or appearing to inquire.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 9 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.

MISCHIEVOUS and SQUINT
MISCHIEVOUS and SQUINTS
MOUSQUETON and NICHEVO
MUSQUETON and NICHEVO
OMOCHI and INQUISITIVE
UNMISCHIEVOUS and SQUINT
UNMISCHIEVOUS and SQUINTS
UNMISCHIEVOUS and SQUIT
UNMISCHIEVOUS and SQUITS

The following are the 14-letter words.

cinquecentists – omniscientists

The following are the 13-letter words.

cinquecentist – nonscientists – omniscientist – unmischievous

The following are the 12-letter words.

inconsistent – incontinence – monotheistic – nonscientist – intensivists – monostichous

The following are the 11-letter words.

cinquecento – consistence – einsteinium – incontinent – inquisitive – mischievous – misconceive – monotheists – noncontents – nontheistic – omniscience – scientistic – conceitists – economistic – intensivist – misconceits – miscontents – misomusists – misoneistic – monothecous – monotonists – quotientive – unconscient

The following are the 10-letter words.

cinchonine – conscience – consistent – continence – continents – continuous – economists – insistence – monotheist – monotonous – ninetieths – nomothetic – noncontent – nontheists – omniscient – quietistic – scientists – stishovite – uneconomic – conceitist – conscients – mocquechou – misconceit – miscontent – misintents – misomusist – misoneists – monothetic – monotocous – monotonist – muscovitic – mousqueton – sciencists – sustentive

The following are the 9-letter words.

chitinous – cinchonic – continent – continuos – economics – economist – ethicists – homoeosis – homoeotic – incentive – insistent – intensive – intimists – miscounts – monosomic – monotints – monotonic – monteiths – muscovite – neotenous – neustonic – nicotinic – ninetieth – nonevents – nontheist – ostensive – quietists – quotients – schistous – scientist – shishitos – shochetim – sinusitis – unisonous – veinstone – viscounts – mosquitos – centenium – conscient – mischieve – misintent – misoneist – mohononos – moncheite – monominos – monostich – musicists – musqueton – neotocite – nuncheons – oeconomus – omnitonic – otoconium – quinicine – quisquous – sciencist – sunomonos – unitistic

The following are the 8-letter words.

centimos – chthonic – conceits – conceive – consists – contents – continue – continuo – couscous – covetous – economic – enceinte – encomium – ensconce – ethicist – eventive – henequen – hominins – hotshots – incisive – intimist – isocheim – isotonic – minivets – miscount – misquote – monistic – monocots – monotint – monotone – monteith – mosquito – neotenic – nicotine – nonevent – nonsuits – numinous – osteitis – quietens – quietist – quintets – quotient – shishito – stenosis – stenotic – sunshine – sunstone – sunsuits – teosinte – theistic – thievish – tinstone – totsiens – venomous – viscount – vomitous – noncount – concents – econiche – hominine – mimosine – mimosite – mohonono – monensin – monetite – monomino – mosquish – musicist – neotenin – nivenite – nomistic – nonsunts – nuncheon – oenochoe – oncosine – oscinine – osteitic – oustitis – quetsche – quietish – quietive – quincite – quininic – quintics – quintons – quominus – scenists – sunomono – tithonic – unmounts – vetitive

The following are the 7-letter words.

cecitis – centimo – ceviche – chevets – chichis – chitons – chochos – cicheti – cicheto – cohosts – conceit – conchie – consist – content – costive – cousins – echinus – ecochic – ecotone – enounce – enqueue – ensuite – entente – heinous – histone – hominin – honchos – hotshoe – hotshot – houmous – ichthus – incents – inosine – insists – inteins – intents – ischium – isthmus – minicom – minimum – minivet – minuets – mishits – mitosis – mitotic – monists – monocot – motivic – motmots – munshis – muntins – neocons – neonics – neuston – niceish – niveous – nonsuit – nostocs – ominous – oncosts – quieten – quinine – quinone – quintet – schists – science – shochet – shounen – sinuous – venosus – somitic – somonis – soviets – squinch – squints – sthenic – stotins – sunsuit – tensive – tensons – tenuous – theists – tientos – titmice – tocsins – tomtits – tontine – tsotsis – unisons – unitive – unquiet – unquote – uveitis – veinous – venison – societe – vicomte – viscous – chevons – munchie – concent – hotnots – mimosin – minimus – miscite – misnote – mohsine – mohsite – monotic – muonium – muscone – musicos – mustine – neotene – nichevo – nonsunt – nounous – nuncius – nuntius – oecists – omnists – omochis – oncotic – ostents – osteone – osteons – oustiti – ovonics – quetsch – quintic – quinton – scenist – sonchus – timists – unmists – unmount

The following are the 6-letter words.

visite – cenote – census – centos – cheque – chevet – chichi – chinch – chinos – chitin – chiton – chocho – cinque – civets – civics – cohosh – cohost – cohune – comics – conchs – conics – cosine – counts – cousin – covens – covets – covine – enosis – entice – equine – ethene – ethics – events – evince – heinie – heists – honcho – hostie – housie – huevos – humint – humous – iconic – incent – incite – inmost – insist – intein – intent – intone – isthmi – cohens – tenens – mimics – minuet – mishit – monist – months – mosque – motets – motive – motmot – mounts – munshi – muntin – muonic – mushie – neocon – neonic – nicish – niente – ninths – noetic – noncom – nonets – nostoc – notice – novice – ochone – omnium – oncost – onsite – oscine – ostium – otitis – quench – quiche – quiets – quince – quinic – quints – quinte – quoths – scenic – scents – schist – sconce – shchis – shochu – shonen – shunts – somite – somoni – sonics – sonsie – soviet – squint – squish – squits – steins – stench – stenos – stents – stints – stotin – stoush – techie – tenets – tenons – tenson – tenths – theine – theist – thence – thieve – tiento – tintos – tochus – tocsin – tomtit – tonics – toston – tsotsi – uneven – unicom – unison – venous – ventis – vinous – visits – vomits – votive – chevon – concho – echini – mochis – chocos – costic – quento – histic – hotnot – michis – minium – miscin – moenie – moeone – monish – mostos – motons – munthu – musico – mustit – neinei – neumic – nimite – nincom – nitent – nitons – nocent – nocive – nonene – nonics – nonius – noshis – nostos – nounou – nousts – oecist – omnist – omochi – onmuns – oecium – ostent – osteon – otosis – ovists – ovonic – quinie – quinch – quinet – shoush – socius – shonce – timist – timite – thithi – tithis – tomins – tomium – unmist

The following are the 5-letter words.

misto – cents – cento – chins – chine – chino – chits – chive – chocs – cinch – cinqs – cisco – cists – civet – civic – cocos – cohoe – cohos – comic – conch – conic – conte – conus – costs – count – coven – covet – covin – ensue – eosin – ethic – ethos – evens – event – evite – heist – hence – hench – hints – hithe – homie – homos – hosts – humic – humus – hunch – hunts – icons – imine – vivos – intis – cohen – miens – mihis – mimis – mimic – mince – minis – minim – mints – minus – misch – scene – mists – momos – monic – monos – monte – month – motet – moths – mount – movie – munch – munis – muons – music – musos – musts – musth – nevus – neons – niche – niece – ninon – ninth – nisin – nonce – nonet – nonis – nouns – nuevo – nunus – ohone – ohmic – omits – ontic – ouens – ounce – ousts – ovens – ovine – queue – quiet – quins – quint – quits – quite – quote – quoth – scent – schmo – scone – scots – shchi – shins – shine – shone – shish – shiso – shivs – shive – shote – shots – shove – shuns – shunt – shush – sieve – since – sinus – snits – snots – sonic – squit – stove – stein – steno – stent – stets – stint – stone – stots – suint – suits – suite – sumos – sunis – sushi – techs – teins – tench – tenet – tenon – tents – tenth – thins – thine – thots – thous – tints – tinto – tithe – titis – tocos – tonic – tonus – uncos – units – unite – untie – usnic – veins – venom – vents – venti – venue – venus – vinos – vints – visit – vomit – mochi – choco – etics – hotis – chiti – michi – mitie – mocos – moeni – momie – mosto – moton – munts – neche – nevis – nisus – niton – nomic – nomos – nonic – noshi – noust – nuque – ocote – onium – onmun – osone – otium – ovist – quete – scote – sinsi – snive – sonce – sunts – tithi – titin – tomin – tomos – veuve

The following are the 4-letter words.

eons – cent – chis – chic – chin – chit – choc – chum – cine – cinq – cist – cite – coco – coho – cons – cone – moto – coni – cosh – cost – cots – cote – cove – novo – sich – echo – echt – econ – eish – ents – unum – eths – etic – even – shui – hehe – hove – hens – hets – hins – hint – hist – hits – hive – hoho – homo – hons – hone – honi – host – hots – huis – hunt – hush – icon – imus – inch – inti – into – toto – vivo – ists – most – voce – mhos – mics – mice – mien – mihi – mimi – mine – mini – mint – miso – mist – mite – mocs – momo – mono – mons – mosh – mots – mote – moth – moue – move – muni – muon – mush – muso – must – nevi – nene – neon – nets – neti – neum – neve – nice – nine – nisi – nits – nite – none – noni – nosh – nots – note – noun – nous – nuit – nuns – nunu – nuoc – oche – ohus – omit – once – onto – onus – oshi – otic – oust – oven – ovum – uomo – quim – quin – quit – vive – shmo – scot – shen – shim – shin – shiv – shoe – shot – shun – sics – sice – sins – sine – sits – site – snit – snot – snus – socs – sons – sone – sots – sous – suqs – sovs – stet – stot – suet – suhs – suit – sumi – sumo – suns – suni – hote – tecs – tech – tein – tens – tent – tete – then – thin – this – thon – thot – thou – thus – tics – tins – tine – tint – tits – tich – titi – toco – tons – tone – tosh – tots – tote – uhuh – umus – unco – unis – unit – unto – vein – vent – vets – veto – vice – vici – vins – vine – vino – vint – vote – chun – unos – quos – hoti – mish – moch – moco – mous – munt – nete – nius – nonc – omis – omie – omun – quis – sunt – tite – tomo – veve

The following are the 3-letter words.

ovo – hoc – eon – que – chi – cis – con – cos – cot – non – mon – eco – ens – eth – eve – hen – het – hic – hie – vis – him – hin – his – hit – hoe – hom – hon – qui – hot – hue – huh – hui – hum – hun – ice – imu – ins – ish – ist – its – the – tov – mcs – mho – mic – mim – moc – moe – mom – shi – mot – mus – mum – mun – net – nim – nit – nom – not – nth – nus – nun – och – ohs – ohm – oho – ohu – one – cit – ous – quo – she – sho – sic – sim – sin – sis – sit – sos – soc – soh – som – son – sot – sou – suq – sov – sue – suh – sui – sum – sun – sus – tec – ten – tho – tic – tie – tin – tit – toe – tom – ton – tns – tot – umu – uni – vet – vie – vim – vin – voe – vom – von – ent – mie – mui – mou – neu – nis – niu – nuh – nie – omi – unt – oui

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