New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for May 21, 2025

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 904 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 FUCHSIA and APLOMB

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are ILC, FBP, AMH, and OUS.

FUCHSIA is defined as any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti.

APLOMB is defined as great coolness and composure under strain.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 11 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.

BIFOCAL and LUMPISH
BIFOCALS and SCHLUMP
BIFOCALS and SCHLUMPS
BIFOCALS and SHLUMP
BIOCHIP and PALMFULS
FLUMP and PHOBIACS
FLUMPS and SCOPOPHOBIA
OCHLOPHOBIA and ALMSFUL
PALMFULS and SCOPOPHOBIA
SCOPOPHOBIA and AIMFUL
SCOPOPHOBIA and ALMSFUL

The following are the 12-letter words.

locofocoisms

The following are the 11-letter words.

ochlophobia – scopophobia – locofocoism

The following are the 10-letter words.

flashbulbs – homophobia – almucabala – almucabola – papaphobia

The following are the 9-letter words.

biphobias – columbium – flashbulb – alocasias – biophobia – bioplasms

The following are the 8-letter words.

bibimbap – bifocals – biochips – biphobia – calabash – coalfish – cocobolo – fuchsias – hibachis – palmfuls – paspalum – piapiacs – plumbism – plumpish – scapulas – schlumps – shiplaps – sibships – alocasia – alumiums – babuisms – bioplasm – homoisms – muhimbis – palships – papalois – pascolas – phobiacs – phobisms – pimpship – pishpash – placulas – plumulas – pochismo – poculums – scaphism

The following are the 7-letter words.

alfalfa – alpacas – aplasia – aucubas – bacalao – baculum – balboas – baobabs – bashful – bifocal – biochip – bishops – bulbuls – casabas – chiasmi – cochoas – copaiba – copulas – cumbias – cupolas – fibulas – fiscals – fuchsia – hibachi – holmium – hubcaps – impalas – ischium – ischial – labials – lochial – loiasis – lumpish – molochs – mumpish – pabulum – pachisi – pachuco – palapas – palmful – pascals – phobias – piapiac – pompoms – sashimi – scapula – schisms – schlubs – schlump – scopula – shiplap – sibship – slaloms – abasias – acsacal – almsful – alumium – babuism – homoism – molombo – misaims – mishlas – mobolas – muhimbi – mulmuls – omochis – palship – papaloi – papaumu – pascola – phobiac – phobism – pimpish – pisacas – placula – plumula – poculum – poipois

The following are the 6-letter words.

abacas – albums – alpaca – aplomb – aucuba – babacu – babuls – bacula – balboa – baobab – bishop – bluish – bobols – bubals – bulbul – cabals – calash – capias – casaba – chimbs – chimps – chocho – cholas – chomps – chufas – chumps – cochoa – cocoas – combis – copula – populo – cubism – cumbia – cupola – facula – fiasco – fibula – fiscal – flumps – hiphop – hubcap – impala – impish – ischia – labial – labium – lablab – lobola – lobolo – locals – lochia – locums – miasms – miauls – moloch – momism – mopish – msasas – oafish – pablum – palais – palapa – palolo – palpal – papism – papula – pascal – pipals – phials – phobia – pholas – piupiu – plumbs – plumps – pompom – popish – popups – psalms – salals – salmis – salsas – saolas – scalps – scaups – schism – schlub – shlubs – scubas – sculps – shchis – shoals – shochu – sibias – simuls – slalom – slumps – spasms – splash – mobcap – mochis – salumi – shlump – abasia – aflash – afocal – aimful – alalas – babaco – babish – balois – bomohs – miombo – miomba – misaim – mishla – miscal – mobism – mobola – mohuas – molois – mulais – mulmul – omiais – omochi – opihis – palash – palsas – papish – paucal – phocas – piopio – pisaca – poipoi – pompas – popism – pulpal – spoach

The following are the 5-letter words.

abaca – abash – alaps – albas – album – alula – alums – aphis – apish – apols – apsis – babas – babul – balas – balms – balsa – basal – basho – basis – bibis – blabs – blobs – blocs – blubs – boabs – bobas – bobol – bolas – bombs – bubal – buchu – bulbs – bumph – bumps – cabal – cacao – calms – cauls – chibs – chimb – chimp – chips – chocs – chola – chomp – chops – chubs – chufa – chums – chump – coach – coals – cobia – cocas – cocoa – coifs – colas – combs – combi – combo – comps – compo – copal – cuish – culms – culpa – fiscs – fisho – flaps – flash – flocs – flops – flubs – flump – foals – focal – hibas – hifis – himbo – hoach – holms – huias – hulas – humps – humph – impis – imshi – labia – lapas – lapis – loach – loafs – local – lochs – locum – lumps – miasm – miaul – mihis – mimis – misch – mocap – molas – molal – msasa – mucho – mumbo – mumps – oasis – obols – opals – opium – pacas – paisa – palms – palps – palpi – papas – papal – pauas – pipal – phial – phish – phubs – pulao – pimps – pipas – pipis – pisco – plash – plasm – plops – plums – plumb – plump – poach – pocho – pomps – popup – psalm – pubis – pulps – pumps – pupal – salas – salal – salmi – salps – salsa – saola – scabs – scala – scalp – scaup – shlub – scopa – scops – scuba – sculp – scums – shchi – shims – ships – shish – shoal – shops – shuls – sibia – simps – simul – sisal – slabs – slaps – slash – slobs – slomo – slops – slubs – slums – slump – spasm – ubacs – chias – mochi – abacs – aflap – alala – aulas – baloi – basas – bomoh – bubas – chiba – choco – fauch – flobs – lolas – miais – misal – misls – moais – moals – mohua – moloi – mulai – mumph – oasal – ohias – omiai – omuls – opihi – pacai – paips – palas – pulas – palsa – paolo – poalo – pasch – pasmo – phoca – piais – piums – plaps – plomb – plups – pompa – popia – psias – schif – shuba

The following are the 4-letter words.

acai – aims – alap – alas – albs – alba – alms – alps – alum – asps – babs – baba – babu – bach – bais – balm – baps – bapu – bash – bias – bibs – bibi – bish – blab – blob – bloc – blub – boas – boab – bobs – boba – boho – bolo – bomb – bops – buhl – bubo – bulb – bums – bumf – bump – cabs – caca – calf – calm – caps – capo – cash – caul – chis – chib – chip – choc – choi – chop – chub – chum – chup – coal – cobs – coca – coco – coho – coif – cols – cola – comb – comp – cops – bois – cubs – culm – cups – fabs – faps – fash – shui – fibs – fisc – fish – flab – flap – floc – flop – flub – foal – fobs – fops – fufu – hiba – hifi – hips – hobs – hobo – hoho – holm – holo – hols – homo – hops – hubs – huis – huia – hula – hums – hump – ibis – imbo – imps – impi – isms – alai – sais – labs – lacs – laps – lapa – lash – loas – loaf – lobs – lobo – loch – loco – lols – lops – luau – lulu – luls – lums – lump – mihi – mimi – moas – mobs – mobo – mocs – mofo – mola – mols – moms – momo – mops – much – mums – oafs – obas – obis – obol – ocas – olms – umph – opal – buco – paca – pacu – pals – palm – palp – paps – papa – pash – paua – phis – phub – pial – pimp – pips – pipa – pipi – pish – plop – plum – poco – pois – pols – polo – pomo – pomp – pops – popo – psis – pubs – puls – pula – pulp – pump – pups – pupa – ipsa – sabs – sabo – sacs – sals – sala – salp – saps – sash – scab – scum – scup – shim – ship – shop – shul – sial – sibs – sims – simp – sips – slab – slap – slob – slop – slub – slum – spas – ubac – ubis – uhuh – ulmo – umbo – umps – upas – bola – chia – abac – abiu – ablo – abob – alop – aula – aums – basa – bomo – buba – bucu – flob – hsps – lola – lolo – miai – mish – misl – moai – moal – moch – moco – molo – mump – oafo – ohia – olas – ombu – omis – omul – opas – opis – paco – paip – pais – pala – piai – pium – plap – plup – pobs – pscs – psia – pulu – pupu

The following are the 3-letter words.

abs – ach – hoc – ais – aim – alb – alu – alp – ash – asp – bas – bab – bai – bal – bao – bap – bib – bio – bis – boa – bob – bop – bub – bum – cab – cap – chi – lai – cob – col – cop – cub – cui – cum – cup – fab – fap – fib – flu – fob – fop – him – hip – his – hob – hoi – hom – hop – hub – huh – hui – hum – hup – ifs – imp – imu – ish – ism – lab – lac – lap – loa – lob – lol – lop – lum – mcs – mim – moa – mob – moc – moi – mom – shi – mop – mum – oaf – oba – obi – oca – och – ohs – oho – ohu – olm – oms – ops – pas – pal – pap – phi – pho – pis – pia – pip – piu – pls – poi – pol – pop – psi – pub – pul – pup – sab – sac – sai – sal – sap – sho – sib – sim – sip – sis – spa – bol – ubi – ulu – ump – umu – ups – ois – auh – aum – hsp – mui – mol – obo – ola – omi – opa – opi – paf – pcu – poh – psc

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