New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for February 14, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1817 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 APERITIF and FLOCKED

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are ORK, PTC, AFD, and LIE.

APERITIF is defined as alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer.

The word FLOCKED has no known definition.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 29 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.

APERIODIC and COCKLOFT
CATFLAP and PERIOEKID
COCKLOFT and TETRAPLOID
EARFLAP and PICKPOCKETED
EPICARDIAC and COCKLOFT
FECKET and TETRAPLOID
FICKET and TETRAPLOID
FIRETRAP and PLOCKED
FLOATER and REPICKED
FLOATER and REPRICKED
FLOCKED and DECREPITATE
FLOCKED and DECREPITATED
FLOCKED and DEPRECIATE
FLOCKED and DEPRECIATED
PACKET and TRIFOLD
PAEDIATRIC and COCKLOFT
PEDIATRIC and COCKLOFT
PEDIOCRATIC and COCKLOFT
PERICARDIAC and COCKLOFT
PERICARDIC and COCKLOFT
PERICARDITIC and COCKLOFT
PETRIFIC and CLOAKED
PICKER and REFLOATED
PICKETER and REFLOATED
PLACEKICKER and REFLOATED
PLACKET and TRIFOLD
PRECARDIAC and COCKLOFT
PRICKER and REFLOATED
PRICKPEAR and REFLOATED

The following are the 14-letter words.

coprecipitated – recertificated – reprecipitated

The following are the 13-letter words.

coprecipitate – parakeratotic – periarteritic – recalcitrated – recapacitated – recertificate – reprecipitate

The following are the 12-letter words.

certificated – decrepitated – participated – pickpocketed – precipitated – acetoacetate – idiocratical – paratartaric – periarterial – pericarditic – recalcitrate – recapacitate

The following are the 11-letter words.

calceolaria – capacitated – certificate – cicatricial – decapitated – decrepitate – depreciated – diacritical – firecracker – paraparetic – participate – participial – pericardial – peridotitic – peripatetic – perpetrated – placekicked – placekicker – precipitate – rededicated – repatriated – ecocritical – pacificated – partocratic – patriotical – pediocratic – perfricated – pericardiac – pericarpial – precipitato – predeclared

The following are the 10-letter words.

altercated – arteriolar – artificial – capacitate – cockatrice – crepitated – decapitate – deprecated – depreciate – epicardial – fratricide – paediatric – palpitated – parapodial – patriciate – paedicated – percolated – pericardia – peridotite – periodical – perpetrate – pickpocket – predecided – predicated – pretreated – rededicate – repatriate – repertoire – tarpapered – tetraploid – tickertape – ticktocked – triacetate – tricolated – tripartite – epicardiac – ideocratic – idiocratic – operatical – pacificate – paedicatio – palaeolake – parapatric – pedipalpal – peracetate – perfricate – periapical – pericaecal – pericardic – pericarpal – pericarpic – peripatoid – petiolated – placodioid – precardiac – precloacal – predeclare – prepalatal – preparated – redeclared – repeatered – rickardite – tricolpate

The following are the 9-letter words.

acaricide – altercate – altricial – aperiodic – artificer – caretaker – cercariae – cicatrice – clacketed – colocated – copacetic – crepitate – cricketer – criterial – deaerated – dedicated – defecated – deprecate – diacritic – epicardia – epicritic – etiolated – federated – foeticide – firedrake – fireplace – lacerated – lateritic – laticifer – pediatric – palpitate – parapeted – parapodia – patriated – patricide – patriotic – paedicate – pedicated – pedipalpi – percolate – petiolate – piratical – placarded – placecard – placekick – precariat – precipice – precocial – precoital – predicate – preterite – racetrack – recreated – refloated – repapered – retreated – ricepaper – ricercare – ricercari – tetrapack – tricolate – tritiated – peacocked – acritical – alkalotic – alopecoid – alterated – arteritic – artolater – ceratopid – ecocritic – epicedial – fireplate – idiotical – lacertoid – opakapaka – pedicatio – papolater – parapolar – partocrat – peracarid – pericecal – peridotic – periodide – perioecic – perioikic – perioecid – perioekid – peripatid – placarder – podiatric – precarial – preparate – preplaced – prickpear – priderite – recitated – redecided – redeclare – reparated – repartake – replaited – repricked – retracked – retreatal – retreater – retricked – ricercata – recercata

The following are the 8-letter words.

acidotic – alkaloid – alopecia – aperitif – areolate – arterial – artifice – calcific – calcitic – calcrete – capitate – caracara – carapace – carceral – cardioid – caretake – carpeted – ceratite – cercaria – coatrack – cockloft – colocate – crackpot – cratered – credited – criteria – critical – deaerate – declared – declarer – decrepit – decretal – dedicate – defeated – defeater – defecate – deflated – departed – detrital – diapered – diapiric – dickered – dickerer – diplopia – diplopod – docketed – ecofreak – editrice – epicedia – epidotic – etiolate – federate – feticide – firetrap – idolater – iterated – kaitiaki – karateka – ketoacid – lacerate – lacertid – laterite – loitered – loiterer – operated – operatic – packeted – palatial – palpated – paltered – palterer – partaker – patriate – peaeater – pedicate – pedipalp – pericarp – pericope – periodic – petaloid – petiolar – picketed – picketer – picklock – picritic – piripiri – placated – placater – pocketed – podocarp – poetical – praecipe – preceded – praedial – prepared – preparer – preterit – pretreat – pretrial – racecard – racketed – recoated – recreate – reflated – refolded – repacked – repaired – repairer – repeated – repeater – replaced – replacer – repriced – retarded – retarder – retraced – ricercar – tarpaper – tartaric – tartrate – tetrapak – tetrapod – ticketed – ticktock – tikitaka – titrated – trifocal – triploid – ecotopia – acardiac – acetated – acidific – aecidial – aeriated – aereated – alcatote – alterate – capitolo – citrated – firecock – focaloid – icecrete – idiotope – locketed – oiticica – opacated – otarioid – pacifico – packeter – pakalolo – palpifer – parakite – parapack – parfocal – parlatic – peperite – pericard – periotic – petrific – picotite – picrated – pikipiki – piperate – pocketer – poplared – popocrat – potarite – preceder – precipit – precited – precoded – preferer – prefired – preplace – pretaped – racketer – rareripe – raticide – recarted – recitate – recocked – redecide – redecked – reparate – reparted – repicked – replated – retacked – retalked – retraite – ricketed – ricketic – riparial

The following are the 7-letter words.

acetate – aerated – airlock – acratic – alcalde – alcopop – altered – apatite – apocope – apricot – aracari – areolae – areolar – calcite – caldera – caltrap – capered – caperer – capital – capitol – caprice – caracal – cardiac – carioca – catalpa – catered – caterer – catflap – citrate – clacked – clacker – clacket – cloacae – cloacal – cloaked – clocked – clocker – cockpit – coerced – coercer – copepod – cracked – cracker – crapola – creaked – created – cricked – cricket – cricoid – decapod – decided – decider – declare – decoded – decoder – deficit – deflate – derated – derided – derider – didicoi – diploid – dipolar – drifted – drifter – earlock – ecocide – edifice – epicarp – epidote – epitope – federal – fetlock – firepit – flacked – floated – floater – flocked – fracked – fracker – freaked – icepick – ideated – idiotic – iterate – karakia – ketotic – lacecap – lateral – located – oarlock – operate – opiated – pacific – palatal – palpate – papered – paperer – paprika – parapet – patriae – paretic – partake – partial – partita – partite – paterae – patrial – patriot – peacoat – peacock – percoid – peridia – peridot – petered – petitio – piapiac – picrate – picrite – pirated – piratic – pitapat – placard – placate – placket – placoid – plaided – plaited – plocked – polkaed – precede – predial – prepaid – prepare – priapic – pricked – pricker – pricket – ratatat – ratrace – receded – recital – recited – reciter – recoded – redcoat – redtape – reflate – refloat – repaper – replace – reprice – rerated – retiral – retired – retirer – retrace – retreat – retrial – talaria – tapered – taperer – tapioca – tartare – teacake – tektite – titrate – toepick – topical – tracked – tracker – traiked – treated – treater – tricked – tricker – trifold – cerated – earflap – racecar – acardia – acridid – alcaide – aloetic – altaite – altared – alterer – capitao – citated – creatal – decipia – epicede – firepot – locater – ocreate – opacate – opacite – opiatic – palaced – palacio – palated – paltock – papaloi – parapak – parapod – parloir – patrico – pedetic – pedocal – peracid – perfick – perfeck – picoted – piprick – placode – plaiter – plaefer – ploated – poetito – polacre – polaric – poticia – potrack – precode – prefire – pretape – racloir – ratioed – receder – recolte – redcoal – redealt – refired – refraid – repaced – replait – replate – reprick – retaker – retrack – retrick – ridered

The following are the 6-letter words.

acacia – acarid – acedia – acetal – acetic – acidic – aerate – aerial – aikido – alcaic – alpaca – apical – apolar – areola – atlatl – atopic – atrial – cacked – caecal – calcic – capote – carded – carder – cardia – cardio – carped – carper – carpal – carpet – carted – carter – calked – calker – cereal – citral – citric – claret – cloaca – coated – cocked – cocker – coerce – coifed – coital – colder – copita – colter – crated – crater – create – credit – cretic – critic – dearer – decide – decked – decode – defeat – defter – depart – derate – deride – diaper – diapir – dicker – dikdik – diktat – docked – docker – docket – doited – dotard – draped – draper – ecarte – eclair – edited – editio – epater – epical – cetera – feared – fecked – ferial – foetal – foetid – fiacre – flaked – flared – folate – folded – folder – frater – fricot – iatric – icecap – ideate – iodide – ipecac – iritic – kaikai – kakapo – karaka – karate – katipo – kecked – kerfed – kicked – kicker – copeck – lacked – laical – laired – larded – larder – lariat – latria – latere – locate – locked – locker – locket – lofted – lofter – loiter – lolcat – ocicat – oclock – opiate – opioid – packed – packer – packet – paepae – paiked – paired – palace – palapa – palate – palolo – palpal – palter – parped – parted – parter – pataca – patera – patria – peaced – peaked – pecked – pecker – pedlar – pepita – capita – percid – period – periti – petard – petite – picked – picker – picket – picric – pirate – placed – placer – placet – placid – plaice – plated – plater – pocked – pocket – poetic – polder – poplar – popote – potato – prated – prater – prefer – priced – pricer – prided – racial – racked – racket – raided – raider – ratite – reaped – reaper – reared – rearer – recede – recipe – recite – recked – recoat – recode – redcap – redial – redtop – refold – repack – repaid – repair – repeal – repeat – rerate – retake – retard – retold – retire – ricked – ricrac – rifted – rioted – rioter – riprap – tacked – tacker – takfir – talced – talked – talker – tarata – tarpit – tarted – tarter – tartar – tataki – teapot – tearer – teared – tercet – teredo – terete – ticked – ticker – ticket – titfer – toecap – totara – traced – tracer – tricar – tricot – trifid – trefid – triode – tripod – triter – airpot – cartop – ocreae – ritard – acater – aecial – aetite – airted – akakia – akalat – akeake – alated – capito – citate – diotic – fecker – fecket – ficket – ideaed – idiota – ketide – larfed – locoed – olated – ocifer – pakati – parera – parial – pataka – patard – patete – patiki – patola – peated – pedial – perpet – petaca – petate – picote – picral – pikake – pikaki – piopio – piperi – pitara – platea – platic – podere – podial – podite – poipoi – polted – potica – pratal – precip – prefet – racker – raiked – raioid – rapide – rapido – rariki – recart – recoal – recock – redeal – redear – redeck – refire – repace – repart – repick – replot – retack – retalk – retral – ricker – ricket – teated

The following are the 5-letter words.

acara – akara – acred – acrid – aided – aired – airer – alack – alate – alcid – alder – aldol – aloft – altar – alter – apace – apart – arced – areal – areca – arete – ariki – artic – atria – eared – ideal – cacao – caeca – cecal – caked – caped – caper – capot – capri – carat – karat – cardi – cared – carer – caret – carpe – carpi – cater – ceded – cerci – cider – circa – cited – clack – clair – clart – cloak – clock – coati – cocoa – coded – codec – coder – copal – coped – coper – copra – crack – craic – crake – crape – crate – creak – credo – crepe – crick – dealt – decal – defer – deked – depot – deter – diced – dicer – dicot – diode – direr – dolce – doped – doper – doted – doter – drack – drake – drape – drear – dreck – drift – diked – eater – ecard – eclat – epode – erica – parte – fecal – feart – feard – feral – feria – fetal – feted – fetid – fifed – fifer – fired – firer – flack – flair – flake – flare – float – flock – focal – frack – freak – friar – frita – frite – idiot – iftar – iodic – irate – laide – kalpa – kapai – karai – keaki – kefir – kideo – kited – kitke – laced – laird – laker – later – latke – local – loped – lotic – oaked – oared – oater – ocker – oidia – older – opepe – opera – paced – pacer – paedo – palak – palpi – papal – paper – pared – parer – pareo – parti – pater – patio – patka – peace – pearl – peart – pipal – petal – peter – petit – picot – piked – piker – piped – piper – pipit – pitot – place – plaid – plait – plate – plock – podia – poete – polar – polka – prate – prial – price – prick – pride – carte – raced – racer – raita – raked – raker – raped – raper – rapid – rarer – rated – ratio – realo – recap – reded – redid – refer – refit – repat – repot – retia – riced – ricer – rider – ridic – riper – tacet – tacit – taker – taped – taper – tapir – tarte – tater – teaed – tepal – tepid – terai – terce – tetra – tetri – tiara – tiare – tided – tikia – tired – titre – titer – tolar – toped – toper – topic – topoi – total – toted – toter – trace – track – traik – trait – trapo – treat – triac – trial – trice – trick – trike – tripe – trite – arepa – ceric – ocrea – pekid – pipet – acker – acock – acral – aider – alala – alata – alcea – aldea – aloed – arter – citer – kiaki – lacka – lacer – lacet – lated – oarer – ocote – olate – pacai – paipe – palar – palki – paolo – poalo – papri – parid – pated – patia – peake – pecia – peola – perai – pirai – perae – pipid – pekea – plack – ploat – ploce – ploit – poire – popia – potae – potai – poted – preke – preak – preta – raike – rakia – ratal – rater – recep – recit – redia – redif – redip – refed – reard – raird – retip – riata – reata – riato – titar – titir – todea

The following are the 4-letter words.

acai – aced – acer – acid – acre – aide – alap – alar – aloe – alto – aped – arco – area – aria – arid – arak – atop – atap – fide – caca – cack – ceca – lait – cake – calf – cape – capo – card – care – carl – carp – cart – cate – calk – cede – cedi – cere – cert – ciao – cire – cirl – cite – clap – clod – clop – clot – coal – coat – coca – cock – coco – code – coed – coif – coir – cola – cold – colt – arte – cope – cote – etat – crap – cred – crip – crit – deal – dear – deck – deco – deft – deke – dere – derp – dial – dice – dick – didi – dido – dike – diol – dire – dirt – dock – doco – dodo – doek – doer – doit – dolt – dopa – dope – dote – drat – drek – drip – earl – edit – efit – eked – epic – etic – fear – feat – feck – feta – fete – fiat – fife – fire – flak – flap – flat – floc – floe – flop – foal – foci – fold – folk – frak – frae – frap – frat – fret – frit – iced – idea – idol – ikat – toto – iota – ital – alai – kaka – kaki – kala – kara – kart – kata – keck – kepi – kerf – kete – keto – kick – kipa – kite – lace – lack – laic – laid – lair – lake – lapa – lard – lari – lati – late – loci – lock – loco – lode – loft – lope – lota – loti – odic – odea – oick – olde – opal – oped – otic – paca – pace – pack – pedo – paid – paik – pair – palp – papa – para – pard – pare – pari – parp – part – pate – peak – peal – pear – peat – peck – peke – pepo – pere – perf – peri – perp – pert – pial – pica – pice – pick – pika – pike – piki – pipa – pipe – pipi – pita – plat – plod – plop – plot – pock – poco – poet – polo – pope – popo – prat – prep – erat – race – rack – raid – etre – rake – raki – rape – rara – rare – rata – rate – real – reap – rear – reft – reck – rede – redo – repo – rete – rial – rice – rick – ride – rife – rift – riot – ripe – rite – lato – tack – taco – taka – take – tala – talc – talk – tapa – tape – tara – tard – tare – tarp – tart – tata – teak – teal – tear – teat – told – tipi – tete – tick – tide – tifo – tika – tiki – tire – titi – toco – todo – toed – toea – toft – tope – topi – topo – tote – trap – trek – tret – trio – trip – tike – cepe – kcal – refi – airt – alce – alop – ater – icer – larf – lola – lolo – lote – olpe – paco – paip – pape – paep – pala – parc – pata – perc – peto – piai – peai – piat – pira – pirl – pito – plap – podo – polt – poti – pote – pret – raik – rato – rati – reak – reco – raif – tita – tite

The following are the 3-letter words.

ace – ack – aid – air – ait – alp – alt – ape – arc – are – arf – art – ate – cap – car – cat – cep – fer – lai – cod – col – cop – cot – cri – def – dep – der – did – dip – dit – doe – dof – dop – dot – ear – eat – eco – eft – eke – era – ere – erf – eta – fed – fic – fid – fir – fit – foe – fop – ice – ick – ide – ire – kai – kea – ked – kep – ket – kia – kid – kif – kef – kip – kit – reo – lac – lap – lar – lat – loa – lol – lop – lot – ltr – rea – oak – oar – oat – oca – ode – oer – oft – oik – old – cit – ope – pal – pap – par – pat – pea – pec – pep – per – pet – pia – pic – pip – pir – pit – pod – poi – pol – pop – pot – pre – rai – rap – rat – rec – red – ref – rep – ret – ria – rid – rip – tae – tai – tal – tap – tar – tat – tea – tec – ted – tic – tik – tip – tit – tod – toe – top – tot – tra – kir – ake – alc – ola – opa – opi – ral – rik – rio

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