New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for January 28, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 636 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 AVOIRDUPOIS and SCHWA

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are VCU, IHD, APR, and SWO.

AVOIRDUPOIS is defined as a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains). It is also defined as excess bodily weight.

SCHWA is defined as a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 2 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.

AVOIRDUPOIS and SCHWAS
SCHWA and AVOIRDUPOIS

The following are the 11-letter words.

avoirdupois – piscivorous

The following are the 10-letter words.

auspicious – chachachas – pushchairs – suspicious – acrochords – criophoric – sciascopic

The following are the 9-letter words.

audacious – chachacha – iodophors – piripiris – pushchair – sauropods – shahadahs – survivors – viscachas – vivacious – acrochord – ovivorous – pororocas – savourous – urochords

The following are the 8-letter words.

airdrops – cachacas – cochairs – corsairs – couscous – ichorous – iodophor – picadors – piripiri – pousadas – pushrods – ripcords – sauropod – saviours – shahadah – shahadas – spurious – survivor – usurious – viscacha – acroasis – ordurous – pishacha – pishasha – pochoirs – poroporo – pororoca – riroriro – savorous – urochord

The following are the 7-letter words.

acacias – airdash – airdrop – aoudads – aurochs – avocado – cachaca – cachous – chachas – chadors – cicadas – cochair – cochoas – copious – corsair – hadadas – odorous – picador – piupius – pousada – purdahs – pushrod – pushups – ripcord – rupiahs – saviour – saviors – savours – shahada – shauris – shrouds – uropods – vicious – viscous – voivods – wahwahs – wairuas – washups – waspish – acrious – ovisacs – phorias – pisacha – pisacas – pochoir – poipois – popiahs – poupous – pupusas – puriris – ricordo – sciopod

The following are the 6-letter words.

acacia – achcha – aoudad – cachou – chacha – chador – chairs – chocho – choirs – chords – choric – chorus – church – cicada – civics – cochoa – cocoas – corsac – crisis – crisps – croups – dachas – dorcas – doudou – dovish – hadada – hairdo – havocs – houris – odours – orcish – phasic – picric – piupiu – poisha – popish – popups – porous – purdah – pushup – ripsaw – rococo – rupiah – savior – savoir – savour – savors – scaups – scaurs – schwas – scorch – scoria – scours – scrips – scrods – shauri – shochu – shroud – siwash – spicas – sirups – uropod – piscis – voivod – wahwah – wairua – washup – whaups – acouri – acorus – airish – ovisac – phasis – phocas – phoria – piopio – pisaca – poipoi – popiah – poupou – pupusa – popusa – puriri – ropish – rupias – shoush – spoach

The following are the 5-letter words.

aspic – auric – awash – cacao – asada – casus – cauda – cavas – chads – chair – chavs – chocs – choir – chops – chord – circa – circs – cisco – civic – coach – cocas – cocoa – codas – coirs – copha – cords – coups – crips – crisp – crocs – croci – crops – croup – cruds – crudo – cruor – crush – dacha – dadas – dadah – doris – causa – dorsa – drips – drops – duads – hahas – hairs – hasps – havoc – hoach – hours – houri – huias – ichor – oasis – odour – odors – orcas – picas – pious – pipis – pisco – poach – pocho – popup – porch – pouis – pours – pshaw – pudus – puris – riads – roach – roads – roups – rusas – savor – scads – scaup – scaur – schwa – scops – scour – scrip – scrod – shads – shahs – shops – shush – spica – spivs – spods – spuds – spurs – surds – sirup – corda – vacas – vadas – wadas – virus – visas – vivas – vrouw – vrous – wawas – wasps – whaup – whops – whups – wisps – wushu – adrip – chava – choco – dauds – hurds – ousia – phoca – piais – podus – popia – porus – psias – pudor – pupus – risps – rivas – rohus – ruach – rupia – rurus – shoud – voici – waurs

The following are the 4-letter words.

acai – airs – asci – asps – avis – caca – cads – cash – cava – chad – chai – chav – chaw – choc – choi – chop – chup – ciao – coca – coco – cods – coda – coho – coir – cops – cord – coup – cour – crip – croc – crop – crus – crud – dads – dada – dado – dahs – dais – dash – sich – doco – dodo – dops – dors – dour – drip – drop – duad – duds – shui – haha – hair – hash – hasp – hods – hoha – hoho – hops – hors – hour – huis – huia – hush – vivo – iris – sais – ocas – odor – ohus – opus – orcs – orca – ouds – ours – pics – pica – pips – pipi – pirs – pish – poco – pods – pois – pops – popo – poui – pour – psis – puds – pudu – puha – pups – puri – puro – push – ipsa – rias – riad – rich – rips – road – rocs – rods – roup – ruas – rusa – rush – sacs – sash – savs – scad – shad – shah – shaw – shod – shop – sics – sips – sirs – spiv – spod – spud – spur – suds – suhs – sups – surd – uhuh – updo – uric – urus – vacs – vaca – vada – wada – vair – vasa – vici – visa – viva – voir – vrou – wads – wawa – wash – wasp – whoa – whop – whup – wish – wisp – wudu – vavs – ahuh – ahus – daud – dawd – havs – hsps – odah – odas – opis – ordo – orch – piai – pivo – piva – podo – podu – pous – povo – pscs – psia – pupu – rdvs – rhus – risp – riva – roas – rohu – roud – ruds – ruru – waur

The following are the 3-letter words.

ovo – ach – ads – hoc – ado – aha – ais – air – ash – asp – avi – avo – was – cad – caw – cha – cis – cod – cop – cor – cri – cru – das – dad – dah – dai – daw – doh – dop – dor – dud – duh – duo – dur – hah – hai – has – had – haw – vis – hod – hoi – hop – huh – hui – hup – ish – iwi – our – oca – och – ods – ohs – oho – ohu – ops – ors – orc – ous – oud – ova – pho – pis – pia – pic – pip – pir – piu – pod – poi – pop – hac – psi – pud – pup – pus – rho – ria – rip – roc – rod – rua – rus – sac – sad – sai – sav – saw – sho – sic – sip – sir – sis – sud – suh – sui – sup – sus – ups – vac – vas – via – wad – wah – who – wis – ois – vav – ahu – auh – awd – hav – hsp – oda – opi – oui – poh – pou – psc – rdv – roa – rud – rio

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