New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for October 18, 2025

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 848 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 BOVINE and EXHAUST

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are VTU, BXI, NAO, and EHS.

BOVINE is defined as of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos (cattle). It is also defined as any of various members of the genus Bos. It is also defined as dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox.

EXHAUST is defined as use up (resources or materials). It is also defined as wear out completely. It is also defined as eliminate (a substance). It is also defined as gases ejected from an engine as waste products. It is also defined as system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged. It is also defined as deplete. It is also defined as use up the whole supply of.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 4 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.

BOVINE and EXHAUSTS
BOVINE and EXHAUSTIVE
NIOBATE and EXHAUSTIVE
VEXATIOUS and SUNBATH

The following are the 12-letter words.

ostentatious – intensivists – sustentative

The following are the 11-letter words.

enthusiasts – insinuative – uninventive – statevisits – abstentious – intensivist

The following are the 10-letter words.

enthusiast – entitative – exhaustive – initiative – subsistent – statevisit – absinthine – subventive – sustentive

The following are the 9-letter words.

abstinent – austenite – bounteous – enstatite – exostosis – extensive – extenuate – insatiate – insinuate – insistent – intensive – inventive – buahahaha – ninetieth – ostensive – sinusitis – steatosis – tastevins – tentative – tohubohus – vexatious – aboiteaux – absinthin – ahuahuete – obviative – ostentate – oxathiene – subunists

The following are the 8-letter words.

abstains – astatine – basinets – eventive – exhausts – initiate – invasive – bahahaha – osteitis – satinets – statists – steatite – subsists – subtexts – subunits – subvents – sunsuits – sustains – tastevin – teosinte – titivate – tivaevae – tohubohu – totsiens – unbeaten – uintaite – aboiteau – etatiste – neotenin – nivenite – ouabaios – oustitis – subovate – substate – subtiaba – subunist – vetitive – vetoists

The following are the 7-letter words.

absinth – abstain – abusive – asinine – basinet – bateaux – batiste – beastie – beatbox – beneath – benthos – betaine – bobotie – botnets – boubous – ensuite – entasis – entente – envious – evasive – exhaust – extents – hastate – hastens – extenso – insists – instate – inteins – intents – invents – buahaha – neatens – niveous – oboists – obovate – obtains – obviate – obvious – ouabain – satiate – satinet – sativas – sinuate – sinuous – sosatie – soviets – statins – statist – stative – stevias – stotins – suasive – subnets – subsist – subtext – subunit – subvent – sunbath – sunhats – sunsuit – sustain – taeniae – taenias – tathata – tatsois – tensive – tenuous – tientos – tsotsis – uneaten – unitive – vitiate – aetatis – taenite – abasias – abthain – aeneous – astasia – busauns – etatist – neoists – neotene – niobate – nuntius – obentos – ostents – ostiate – otavite – ouabaio – oustiti – subvene – vetoist

The following are the 6-letter words.

abatis – initio – auntie – avaunt – avenue – aviate – basins – batata – bateau – bathos – beasts – beaten – beisas – bentos – bhavas – bostin – bosuns – bothie – botnet – boubou – bovine – visite – envois – events – exeats – exeunt – extent – habeas – hasten – hatbox – haunts – havens – hoisin – hoists – hostas – hostie – hotbox – housie – huevos – insist – intein – intent – invent – invite – isatin – tenens – bahaha – neaten – niente – obstat – oboist – obtain – otitis – ouboet – sabots – sahabs – saints – sasins – sasine – satais – sativa – sausie – savate – savins – savine – soviet – stains – stasis – statin – steins – stents – stevia – stints – stotin – subnet – sunhat – taenia – teniae – tenias – tahini – taiaha – taints – tatsoi – taunts – tenets – textas – thieve – tiento – tintos – tsotsi – tsubas – tsubos – unbent – uneven – unsubs – vaunts – ventis – visits – vistas – vivats – votive – xenias – abasia – abnets – aetite – avisos – boetie – bohaun – busaun – hathis – neinei – nentas – neoist – neosia – nitent – obento – ostent – otosis – ovists – saetas – statie – thithi – tithis

The following are the 5-letter words.

abaht – abate – abets – above – absit – vitae – aunts – avast – avens – babas – babus – bahus – baits – basin – basis – baste – beast – beats – beaux – beaus – beisa – bents – bento – betas – bhais – bhava – bobas – bohos – boite – bosie – bosun – botos – bunts – busts – tasto – eaten – eatin – ensue – envoi – eosin – ethos – evens – event – evite – exeat – hahas – hasta – haste – hatha – haunt – haven – hints – hobos – hoist – hosts – hosta – huias – hunts – inbox – vivos – intis – iotas – neats – neath – netas – nexus – ninth – nisin – nivas – nuevo – nunus – obeah – ostia – ouens – ousts – ovate – ovens – ovine – sabos – sabot – sahab – saint – saith – sasin – satai – satis – satin – savin – sieve – sinus – snits – snubs – stabs – stain – state – stats – stave – stove – stein – stent – stets – stint – stobs – stots – suave – suint – suits – suite – sunis – tabus – tabun – tenia – taint – taste – tatie – taunt – teats – teins – tenet – tents – tenth – texts – texta – thins – thine – thots – thous – tinea – tints – tinto – titis – tosas – tsuba – tsubo – unbox – units – unite – unsub – untie – vasts – vatos – batos – vaunt – veins – vents – venti – venue – venus – vieux – vinho – vints – visas – visit – vista – vitas – vivas – vivat – vitex – xenia – abeat – abnet – aviso – basas – boets – boeti – botas – bubas – ebene – haets – hathi – hotis – neato – nenta – ninta – neosa – nevis – nisus – ohias – ousia – ovist – oxeas – saeta – sinsi – snive – subas – subah – sunts – tabos – titas – tithi – titin – unios – vatha – vatas

The following are the 4-letter words.

abet – ahis – aits – atas – aunt – avis – avos – babs – baba – babe – babu – baht – bahu – bais – bait – bast – bats – bate – bath – beat – beau – bens – bent – bets – beta – bete – bhai – bobs – boba – boho – bots – both – boto – bubo – buns – bunt – bust – etat – bois – east – eats – eave – ents – etas – even – haha – hast – hats – hate – hath – have – hove – hins – hint – hist – hits – hive – hobs – hobo – hoha – hoho – soit – host – hots – hubs – huis – huia – hunt – inti – into – toto – vivo – iota – ists – sais – nevi – neat – nebs – nene – nets – neta – neti – neve – next – nine – nisi – nits – nite – boue – bene – nubs – nuit – nuns – nunu – obas – oboe – obvs – ohus – oust – oven – oxen – thai – soie – tsai – vive – sabs – sabo – sate – sati – savs – save – saxe – sins – sine – sits – site – snit – snub – snus – sobs – soba – sots – sous – sovs – stab – stat – stet – stob – stot – subs – suet – suit – suns – suni – tabs – hote – tabu – tats – tata – taus – taua – taxa – teas – teat – tein – tens – tent – tete – text – that – thin – this – thot – thou – thus – tins – tine – tint – tits – titi – toea – tosa – tots – tote – uhuh – unis – unit – unto – vain – vasa – vast – vats – vato – bato – vein – vent – vets – veto – vins – vine – vint – visa – vita – viva – vote – beth – vavs – abob – abox – ahuh – ahus – aine – aune – basa – boet – bota – bove – beun – buba – haet – havs – hoti – nete – nius – obex – ohia – oxea – baho – suba – sunt – tabo – tita – tite – unio – vata – veve

The following are the 3-letter words.

abs – ovo – aha – ahi – ais – ait – ats – ate – ave – avi – avo – axe – bas – bab – bae – bah – bai – bat – ben – bet – bob – bot – box – bub – bun – bus – eat – ens – eta – eth – eve – hah – hae – hai – hat – has – hie – vis – hin – his – hit – hoe – hob – hoi – hot – hub – hue – huh – hui – hun – ins – ist – its – tov – neb – net – nit – nth – nus – nub – nun – nux – oba – obv – oho – ohu – ous – ova – sab – sae – sai – sat – sav – sax – sin – sis – sit – xvi – sos – sob – soh – sot – sou – sov – sox – sub – sue – suh – sui – sun – sus – tab – tae – tai – tat – tau – tax – tea – ten – tho – tie – tin – tit – toe – tns – tot – tox – ube – uni – vas – vat – vax – vet – vex – via – vie – vin – voe – vox – ois – tbs – vav – hab – abt – ahu – aie – auh – boe – ent – hav – hox – neu – nis – niu – nuh – nie – obo – unt – oui

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