New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for May 17, 2025

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1019 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 FISHEYE and EARPLUG

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are HUP, IER, SAY, and FLG.

FISHEYE is defined as of or relating to a fisheye lens.

EARPLUG is defined as an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal. It is also defined as a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 6 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.

FISHEYE and EARPLUGS
GARFISHES and SLURPY
PARFILAGES and SLUSHY
PRAISEFUL and LAUGHY
PRAISEFUL and LAUGHEY
YEARFULS and SHAGPILE

The following are the 11-letter words.

spearfishes

The following are the 10-letter words.

filefishes – paralegals – paralipsis – paraplegia – pipefishes – pluralises – augurships – paliuruses – parageusia – parapsises – parfilages

The following are the 9-letter words.

fragilely – furfurals – fuselages – garfishes – hausfraus – legalises – palilalia – papyruses – paralegal – pearleyes – pluralise – praiseful – ruralises – shipshape – slagheaps – spearfish – surpluses – augurship – earlships – pageships – parfilage – pelagials – plagueful – praeseses – pyralises – ruleships

The following are the 8-letter words.

earplugs – elegises – falafels – felafels – felafals – felspars – filefish – fisheyes – furfural – fuselage – guileful – hausfrau – highlife – leafages – legalese – legalise – papalagi – parhelia – pearleye – pipefuls – pipefish – railages – ruralise – shagpile – sharpish – shiplaps – slagheap – sparsely – splurges – aguishly – arghileh – arguileh – argilehs – earlship – earlyish – laughful – lifefuls – pagefuls – pageship – paliurus – palships – papalise – papishes – parapsis – pauseful – pearlish – pelagial – plaguily – rhapises – rhesises – ruleship – yearfuls

The following are the 7-letter words.

aegises – agilely – apishly – arguses – argyles – arugula – augural – earfuls – earplug – elapses – elegise – epigeal – espials – eyefuls – falafel – felafel – felafal – falsely – falsify – fearful – felspar – figurae – figural – fisheye – fishily – fragile – fraises – galpals – garages – garfish – ghaghra – gharara – gushily – harshly – haulage – hearses – helpful – lapfuls – largely – largish – leafage – leagues – liaises – ligulae – ligular – ligules – lususes – paepaes – paisley – papyrus – parsley – pelages – pilular – pilules – pipeful – plagues – plaguey – pleurae – pleural – plurals – plushly – praises – railage – shapely – sharara – sharply – sheughs – shiplap – silages – slushes – sparges – splurge – surahis – surlily – surplus – farfels – ageusia – alhagis – aililiu – argileh – earlily – halshes – highish – laughey – lifeful – pageful – palship – paluses – papyral – parages – piluses – pipeage – pipages – piprage – pleaful – plishes – praeses – pygargs – pyralis – pyruses – rafales – rageful – rapeful – rufuses – ruleful – yearful

The following are the 6-letter words.

agapes – aguish – aisles – alulae – apiary – aralia – argali – argues – argufy – argyle – augurs – augury – earful – elapse – espial – eyeful – figary – figura – filial – fishes – frails – fraise – frugal – fugues – fusils – galahs – galeae – galpal – garage – gauges – ghagra – gigues – grails – grapes – grapey – guises – gulags – gulars – gushes – halala – haughs – hearse – heughs – highly – lahars – lapful – lapels – lapses – lapsus – larges – laughs – league – liaise – ligula – ligule – lisles – lushly – lushes – paepae – palagi – palais – palapa – palely – palish – paleae – palpal – parges – parley – parses – pauses – pearls – pearly – pipals – pelage – pilafs – pilaus – pileus – pilule – plagal – plages – plague – plaguy – pleura – plural – pluses – plushy – praise – raguly – rahrah – raises – raulis – rhesus – rueful – rushes – segues – sepals – sepses – sepsis – seshes – shales – shaley – shapes – sharps – sharpy – sheafs – shears – sheugh – shisha – shrugs – sigils – silage – slurps – slurpy – slushy – slypes – lauryl – spahis – sparge – sparse – spears – spiles – sprags – sprues – spryly – sugars – sugary – surahs – surahi – surges – uraeus – uruses – useful – usuals – usurps – yearly – farfel – peplus – aefaul – afears – agrafe – alalia – alegar – alhagi – halses – laughy – papish – parage – parles – parula – peages – pepful – pipage – pygals – pygarg – rafale – rapful – rhapis – rhesis – ryugis

The following are the 5-letter words.

aegis – afara – agals – agape – agile – agues – aisle – alaps – alula – apish – apses – apsis – argil – argue – argus – arses – arsey – arsis – augur – aurae – aural – aurar – earls – early – elegy – fails – fales – false – farls – farse – faugh – fears – feyly – fifes – files – fishy – frags – frail – fraps – frais – frugs – fuels – fugal – fugue – furls – fuses – fusel – fusil – gages – gaily – galah – gales – galea – galia – gapes – gauge – gaurs – gears – gigue – grail – grape – grapy – gruel – guars – guile – guise – gulag – gular – gules – galis – gulps – gulpy – gurus – gushy – gypes – gyral – gyrus – hails – halal – hales – haply – harps – harpy – harsh – haugh – hauls – heals – heaps – hears – helps – heugh – hifis – highs – hilar – hilus – hiply – hypes – ileal – ileus – isles – lagar – lahar – lapel – lapis – lapse – large – laugh – leafs – leafy – leaps – legal – lehrs – leses – liars – lises – lisle – lisps – luaus – luges – lulus – lurgy – lusus – pages – pails – paise – pales – palea – palis – palps – palpi – papal – parge – parps – parse – pause – peals – pears – pearl – peles – pipal – pelau – pilaf – pilau – piles – pilea – pipes – pipis – plage – plugs – plush – praus – rages – ragus – rails – raise – rales – rapes – rauli – rules – rural – ruses – rushy – seals – sears – segue – selah – sepal – sepia – shags – shahs – shale – shaly – shape – sharp – sheaf – shear – ships – shish – shiur – shrug – shyly – sighs – sigil – sipes – slags – slaps – slues – slips – slugs – slurs – slurp – slush – slyly – slily – slype – spaes – spahi – spars – spear – spesh – spile – sprag – sprue – srsly – sugar – sulus – surah – sural – surfs – surfy – surge – surly – sushi – ugali – urges – usual – usurp – usury – yeahs – years – yelps – yeses – leges – pilis – shlep – afear – agila – aguey – agush – aheap – ahigh – alala – alary – alifs – auges – fugis – gilia – halse – halsh – hipes – larfs – larga – lepra – lifey – paipe – paips – palar – palus – papey – peple – parle – parly – peage – peags – pelus – piais – pilar – pelsh – pilus – piley – plaga – plaps – plaur – plaig – pligs – plips – plish – prags – praps – pygal – pyral – pyrus – raiah – rufus – rugal – rurps – rurus – ryugi

The following are the 4-letter words.

argh – afar – agal – agar – ages – ague – ahis – aiga – ails – alap – alar – ales – alps – apes – apse – arse – aryl – aura – suey – ears – earl – else – eses – espy – eyes – eyra – fail – fale – faps – farl – fear – feus – fife – figs – file – fils – fish – frae – frag – frap – frug – fuel – fufu – fugs – fugu – furs – furl – fury – fuse – gags – gaga – gage – gals – gala – gale – gaps – gape – gars – gaur – gear – gegs – gels – ghis – gigs – guar – gali – gulp – guru – gush – gype – hags – haha – hehe – hail – hale – haps – hapa – harp – haul – heal – heap – hear – help – heps – hifi – high – hila – hili – hips – hyla – hype – ilea – ilia – alia – ipse – isle – alai – lags – laps – lapa – lars – leaf – leal – leap – legs – lehr – liar – life – ligs – lily – lips – lipa – lisp – luau – lues – lugs – luge – lulu – luls – lurs – lush – page – pail – pals – pale – pali – palp – paly – paps – papa – pars – para – parp – seul – paua – peal – pear – peau – pele – pegs – peps – pfui – pial – pigs – pile – pips – pipa – pipe – pipy – pipi – pise – pish – plea – plug – plus – prau – psis – rags – raga – rage – ragi – ragu – rahs – rail – rale – raps – rape – rara – rhea – rues – rugs – rule – ruly – ruse – rush – ryes – ryus – seal – sear – sega – seps – sesh – shag – shah – shes – shea – ship – sial – sigs – sigh – sips – sipe – slag – slap – slue – sley – slip – slug – slur – spae – spag – spar – spry – sues – sugs – sulu – sura – surf – ulus – urge – urus – uses – yeah – year – yelp – yips – yuga – yule – elhi – pili – pils – yipe – agey – aley – alif – auge – augh – aula – alse – hipe – hsps – larf – paip – pape – paep – pais – pala – peag – pela – pelu – piai – peai – pily – plap – plip – plig – prag – psia – rals – raif – rais – rhes – ruga – rurp – ruru

The following are the 3-letter words.

aga – age – aha – ahi – ais – ail – ale – alu – alp – ape – arf – gua – lai – ear – els – ese – eye – fah – fap – far – feh – feu – fey – fig – fry – fug – fur – gag – gah – gal – gap – gar – geg – gel – gey – ghi – gis – gig – gur – guy – gip – hah – hae – hag – hai – hap – hes – hep – hey – hip – his – ifs – ish – pye – lag – lah – lap – lar – lea – leg – leu – ley – les – lig – lip – lis – lug – lur – lye – shi – pah – pal – pap – par – pea – peg – pep – pes – pis – pia – pig – pip – piu – pls – ply – pry – psi – rag – rah – rai – rap – rua – rue – rug – rus – rye – ryu – ses – sea – she – shy – sig – sip – sis – sly – spa – spy – sue – sug – sui – sus – ugh – ulu – use – yea – yeh – yep – yes – yip – yus – sel – gai – agy – agi – fae – hsp – paf – pel – pyu – ral – rhe

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