New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for May 20, 2025

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 720 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 JIVE and EXCRUCIATING

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are XIG, TVC, UNA, and RJE.

JIVE is defined as a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz. It is also defined as dance to jive music; dance the jive.

EXCRUCIATING is defined as extremely painful.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 3 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.

JUVIE and EXCRUCIATING
JUVIE and EXECRATING
JUVIE and EXTRICATING

The following are the 12-letter words.

caricaturing – excruciating – ingratiating – centuriating

The following are the 11-letter words.

extricating – gravitating – incurvating – integrating – integrative – triturating – variegating

The following are the 10-letter words.

aventurine – circuiting – curtaining – entitative – entraining – excavating – excitative – excruciate – execrating – execrative – exuviating – ingraining – engraining – ingratiate – initiating – initiative – negativing – titivating – triacetate – urticating – vegetating – vegetative – centuriate – virtuecrat

The following are the 9-letter words.

argentine – cicatrice – curveting – engraving – evirating – excentric – executing – executive – extricate – gravitate – incenting – incentive – incurvate – incurving – integrate – intricate – intuiting – intuitive – inventing – inventive – neatening – nitrating – targeting – tentative – texturing – titrating – triturate – urticaria – variegate – venturing – vicariate – vitiating – exegeting – curvative – nitratine – nitratite – ringaring – virtucrat

The following are the 8-letter words.

acentric – agentive – aviating – caracara – cavatine – centring – cruciate – curating – curative – enceinte – enticing – eventing – eventive – evincing – excavate – exciting – execrate – exegetic – exuviate – genitive – graining – grieving – inciting – initiate – injuring – integrin – inviting – negating – negative – neuritic – ravening – riveting – taciturn – tainting – tartaric – tartrate – tingeing – titivate – tivaevae – training – traiteur – urticate – vacating – vegetate – negativa – vicarage – uintaite – agenting – artinite – citating – citative – citrinin – nivenite – raritive – ricinine – vetitive

The following are the 7-letter words.

acarine – acetate – airvent – acratic – aracari – arguing – avarice – carnita – carting – cartage – carving – centric – circuit – citrate – citrine – crating – craving – injuria – crinite – curtain – curving – earning – engrave – entente – entrain – eucrite – eugenic – evening – evirate – eviting – execute – exegete – exuviae – gaining – gearing – genetic – gracing – grating – gratine – graving – gricing – gurning – incurve – ingrain – engrain – ingrate – juicing – nearing – nitrate – nitrite – raining – ratatat – ratrace – ruining – tacrine – taeniae – tarting – tartine – tearing – tenting – tentage – texting – tinting – titrate – tracing – traceur – trining – trueing – turning – urtexte – variate – veining – venting – venturi – viatica – vinegar – vinting – vintage – virgate – vitiate – vitrine – vivaing – vivaria – racecar – taenite – acacine – agarita – agatine – airting – ajutage – centage – crining – curvate – gaiatri – neurine – neurite – ngarara – ringent

The following are the 6-letter words.

acacia – acetic – agaric – ageing – airing – arcing – argent – argute – arnica – avatar – avenge – aviate – axenic – viveur – caring – carnet – carven – catgut – caving – caveat – caviar – centra – citing – citric – citrin – cratur – cravat – craven – cringe – critic – cueing – curate – curing – curvet – gratia – eating – ecarte – encage – engage – enrage – entice – evince – excite – extent – gaijin – garage – garget – garnet – gating – gavage – geneva – gratin – graven – grieve – grivet – guitar – iatric – incent – incite – intein – intent – intuit – invent – invite – iritic – jiving – neaten – negate – niacin – niente – nitric – racing – ragtag – raring – rating – ratite – ravage – raving – ravine – ricing – ricrac – riving – rueing – rugrat – taenia – teniae – tagati – tajine – tarata – target – tartar – teaing – tiring – triage – tricar – triene – trivet – trivia – truing – urgent – urning – urtext – vacate – vining – virgae – virtue – vivace – carnie – acacin – acetin – acinic – aetite – citate – crinet – earing – injine – negara – neinei – neurin – nitent – ratine – rieing – rivage – rugate

The following are the 5-letter words.

acara – acing – acini – acute – again – agate – agave – agent – ainga – ajuga – vitae – argue – artic – atria – garni – caeca – cairn – carat – carve – carne – circa – civet – civic – grace – craic – crate – crave – cruet – crura – cuing – cueca – curia – curie – curve – cutie – cutin – earnt – eaten – eatin – event – evite – exeat – extra – gaita – genet – genic – genie – grain – grate – grave – jacet – vacui – icing – incur – irate – jirga – juice – jurat – juvie – niece – ninja – grata – carte – raita – raven – ravin – ricin – riven – rivet – ruing – rutin – tacet – tacit – tenia – taint – targa – targe – tarte – tatie – tenet – tenge – tetra – tetri – texta – tiara – tinea – tinge – trace – train – trait – triac – trice – trine – trite – truce – turnt – uraei – urate – urine – vague – varve – vatic – venti – vicar – vieux – vinca – virga – virtu – vivat – vitex – xenia – acene – agene – agrin – crine – genin – negri – nenta – ninta – ngege – rince – riata – ringe – ruice – titar – titir – titin – traga – tragu – veuve

The following are the 4-letter words.

acai – acne – agar – ague – ajar – aria – caca – ceca – cage – carn – cart – cate – cava – cave – cent – cine – cite – arte – etat – crag – crit – crux – curt – cute – earn – eave – ecru – gate – etic – etui – even – exec – gaga – gage – gain – gait – gave – gear – gene – gent – grin – grit – gurn – gurt – guru – inca – inti – irie – jarg – jati – java – jing – jinx – jive – juga – juju – jute – nevi – near – neat – nene – neta – neti – neve – next – nice – nine – nite – vive – race – raga – rage – ragu – rain – raja – rara – rata – rate – rave – rice – ring – rite – rive – ruin – tara – tarn – tart – tata – taxa – tear – teat – tegu – tein – tent – tete – text – tine – ting – tint – titi – true – trug – turn – tute – tutu – urge – uric – uvea – vaca – vain – vair – vatu – vega – vege – vein – vent – vice – vici – vine – vint – vita – viva – geta – vara – aine – airt – crin – eveg – jiti – nete – raen – rati – ratu – riva – ruga – ruru – tita – tite – trag – vata – veve

The following are the 3-letter words.

ace – aga – age – air – ait – arc – art – ate – ave – avi – axe – car – cat – cri – cru – cue – cui – cur – cut – ear – eat – ecu – eta – eve – gag – gar – gat – geg – gen – get – gur – gut – guv – ice – jag – jai – jar – jit – jug – jut – neg – net – nit – cit – rag – rai – raj – rat – rav – ria – rue – rug – rut – xvi – tae – tag – tai – taj – tar – tat – tax – tea – tec – teg – ten – tic – tie – tin – tit – tra – tug – tui – tur – tut – tux – urn – ute – vac – vag – vat – vax – veg – vet – vex – via – vie – vin – vug – gai – vav – aie – aji – ent – neu – niu – nie – rax – rin

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