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

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 808 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 BORSCHT and TAXIWAY

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are AHB, YIS, WTR, and XCO.

BORSCHT is defined as a Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation.

TAXIWAY is defined as a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport.

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Hard to believe but there was only one to solve this puzzle in just two words! Try to find a different way than BORSCHT and TAXIWAY in just two words. I dare you!

The following are the 11-letter words.

brachiators – cytostatics – acrostichic

The following are the 10-letter words.

brachiator – ichthyotic – scratchiti – cytostatic – biostatics – cryostatic – oshitaoshi

The following are the 9-letter words.

acrostics – ataractic – caracaras – cataracts – crayboats – crostatas – cryostats – oratorios – rhoticity – sarcastic – showboats – showboaty – tacticity – throwaway – titihoyas – acritarch – biostatic – oiticicas – riroriros – starostas

The following are the 8-letter words.

acrostic – airboats – airshows – ataraxia – ataraxic – bowshots – caracara – carcrash – cascaras – castaway – cataract – catboats – chiastic – choirboy – crayboat – crostata – cryostat – hotshots – oratorio – rachitic – ratatats – robotics – rotatory – rotators – rowboats – sacraria – scarcity – sciatica – scratchy – showboat – soaraway – sorority – stowaway – thoracic – titihoya – catbriar – acroatic – biotitic – carbowax – citators – citatory – cryosars – oiticica – oratoric – orchitic – oshibori – rarioras – riroriro – rowcasts – scritchy – starosta – starosty – thorowax

The following are the 7-letter words.

acacias – airboat – airshow – acratic – aracari – archway – arctics – ariosos – ascitic – astatic – atactic – ataraxy – athirst – bichirs – bobcats – bobstay – boracic – borscht – bowsaws – bowshot – broasts – bycatch – caraway – caritas – cascara – castors – catboat – ciboria – critics – cyathia – hotshot – orators – oratory – ratatat – robotic – rosaria – rotator – rowboat – satiric – satyric – sciatic – scratch – starchy – statics – stators – tactics – tactors – taihoas – taratas – taxiway – thirsts – thirsty – throats – throaty – titbits – totaras – waiatas – biowars – browsts – carbros – citator – cryosar – cybrary – ostiary – rariora – rowcast – scritch – starost – statary – thrashy

The following are the 6-letter words.

acacia – acaras – actors – arbors – arctic – ariary – arioso – ataxia – ataxic – awaits – biatch – bicarb – bichir – biotic – boasts – bobcat – borsch – bowsaw – boyars – boytoy – bracts – briars – briary – broach – broast – broths – cacaos – carats – carboy – carobs – castor – catchy – catsat – chicas – chichi – choirs – choric – cratch – cribos – critic – crotch – horary – horsts – hostas – iritic – obstat – orachs – orator – orbits – oscars – rarity – ratios – rhotic – ricrac – roasts – roasty – robots – rosary – rotary – rotors – satori – satyrs – schwas – scrota – shoats – stairs – starch – static – stator – stitch – stoats – stoics – storax – styrax – swatch – swaths – switch – tachos – tactic – tactor – taihoa – tarata – tarboy – tarots – tascas – tatsoi – tayras – thirst – thorax – thoria – thrash – throat – throbs – throws – tiaras – tibias – titbit – titchy – toasts – toasty – torsos – totara – toyboy – waiata – warcry – witchy – worsts – yachts – briths – acrost – actory – biowar – botchy – browst – carbro – raiths – raitch – riatas – roaroa – roachy – roboty – thithi

The following are the 5-letter words.

acara – actor – aitch – arbor – arias – astir – ataxy – await – awash – worst – brith – biota – birch – biros – boars – boast – boats – bohos – boras – borax – boric – botch – bothy – botos – boyar – boyos – bract – brash – brats – braxy – briar – broth – brows – byway – cacao – cacti – tasto – carat – carbs – carob – casts – catch – chibs – chica – chits – choir – chota – chows – circa – circs – craic – crash – craws – cribs – cribo – crits – crows – hitch – hoach – hotch – hoary – hobos – horas – horst – hosts – hosta – hoyas – hyrax – ichor – ioras – iotas – itchy – ixias – oasts – oaths – obits – orach – oracy – orbit – orcas – oribi – oscar – ostia – raita – rasas – ratas – raths – ratio – rhyta – riots – roach – roars – roast – robot – rosti – rotas – rotor – ryots – sacra – saith – saros – satay – satai – satyr – scars – scary – scats – schwa – shchi – shoat – shots – shows – showy – soars – soras – sorbs – sorbi – stair – stars – stash – stats – stirs – stoas – stoat – stobs – stoic – story – stots – stows – swobs – swash – swats – swath – swots – tachs – tachi – tacho – tacit – taros – tarot – tasca – tasty – tawas – tayra – thots – throb – throw – tiara – tibia – titch – toast – torcs – torch – toric – torso – tosas – towai – tsars – tyros – tiros – wawas – waits – warby – washi – washy – watch – which – whirs – whits – whoso – witch – withy – yacht – yoyos – chias – roshi – yowsa – actas – arith – boaty – botas – carby – howay – chiti – ohias – orbic – osars – otary – awari – owari – ratch – raith – riata – riato – rioty – roary – rotos – ryoti – sayas – sarir – shtar – stary – titar – titir – titas – tithi – toity – yayas

The following are the 4-letter words.

acai – achy – acts – airs – airy – aits – arbs – arcs – arch – aria – asci – ashy – atas – away – bias – bibs – bibi – biri – bios – biro – bits – rith – boas – boar – boat – bobs – boho – bora – bosh – bots – both – boto – bows – boyo – bras – brat – braw – bray – brio – bros – brow – caca – cars – carb – cash – cast – cats – caws – chib – chic – chit – choi – chow – ciao – city – craw – cray – crib – crit – crow – show – hits – hoar – hoax – hobs – hobo – hoho – soit – hora – hors – host – hots – hoya – toto – iora – iota – itch – ixia – oars – oast – oats – oaty – oath – obit – orbs – orcs – orca – oryx – oshi – otic – tsai – racy – rara – rasa – rash – rats – rata – rath – rhos – rias – ribs – rich – riot – roar – robs – rots – rota – roti – rows – ryot – sacs – sari – sash – sati – saws – scar – scat – scry – shot – soar – sobs – sora – sorb – sori – sots – sows – soya – star – stat – stay – stir – stoa – stob – stot – stow – rosa – swob – swat – sway – swot – tach – tact – tars – tara – taro – tash – tats – tata – taws – tawa – taxa – taxi – thot – tics – tits – tich – titi – toby – tors – torc – tori – toro – tosa – tosh – tots – toty – tows – towy – tsar – tyro – tiro – wawa – wait – wars – wary – wash – wast – wats – waxy – whir – whit – whoa – wiry – wits – with – wors – wows – wych – acto – yaws – yobs – yoyo – chia – thro – acta – bota – hoti – oboy – ohia – orch – osar – rato – rati – raya – roas – rory – roto – royt – ryas – ryos – saya – tita – yaya

The following are the 3-letter words.

ach – act – air – ait – arb – arc – ash – ats – was – bib – bio – bit – boa – bob – bot – bow – boy – bra – bro – car – cat – caw – cay – chi – cri – cry – hic – hit – hob – hoi – hot – how – hoy – icy – its – iwi – shi – xix – oar – oat – obi – ohs – oho – cit – ors – ora – orb – orc – rai – ras – rat – raw – ray – rho – ria – rib – rob – rot – row – sac – sai – sat – saw – sax – say – sho – shy – sos – sob – soh – sot – sow – soy – sty – swy – tai – tar – tat – taw – tax – tch – tho – thy – tic – tit – tix – tor – tot – tow – toy – war – wat – wax – way – who – why – wit – wot – wow – yas – yaw – yay – yob – yow – tbs – axi – obo – rax – roa – rya – ryo – rio

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