New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for February 21, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1218 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 FEATHERY and YOKING

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are AGR, TKF, HNO, and YIE.

FEATHERY is defined as light, soft, and delicate like feathers. It is also defined as resembling or covered with feathers. It is also defined as having a fine, wispy, or insubstantial quality.

YOKING is defined as fastening or harnessing animals together, typically with a yoke. It is also defined as joining or connecting two things together. It is also defined as putting a heavy burden or constraint on someone or something.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 13 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.

FATHERKIN and NEGOTIATORY
FATHERKIN and NINGYOITE
FEATHERY and YORKING
FIGHTER and RYOKAN
FIREFIGHTER and RYOKAN
FRIGHTENER and RYOKAN
FRIGHTENER and ROAKY
HAYFORK and KITENGE
INFIGHTER and RYOKAN
INFIGHTER and ROAKY
TAKOYAKI and INFIGHTER
THEORIKA and ANYFING
YAKITORI and INFIGHTER

The following are the 13-letter words.

renegotiating – nitrogenating

The following are the 12-letter words.

entertaining – firefighting – foretokening – retightening – theatregoing

The following are the 11-letter words.

anteriority – antiheroine – entertainer – firefighter – frightening – inferiority – interfering – interiority – negotiating – originating – renegotiate – theatregoer – theretofore – threatening – negotiatory – nitroethane – nitrogenate – refingering – retenanting – retinkering – roentgenite

The following are the 10-letter words.

antigorite – entreating – feathering – forefather – forefinger – forthright – frightener – heretofore – herniating – infighting – infringing – initiating – initiatory – interfaith – interferer – intertrigo – negotiator – originator – refringent – rethinking – retreating – rightening – thereanent – threatener – tightening – aforegoing – gointering – neoantigen – oenanthate – refighting – rethanking – retreatant – rotatorian

The following are the 9-letter words.

entertain – fathering – fingering – firefight – foregoing – foretoken – fortnight – frighting – gingering – hankering – infantine – infighter – infringer – initiator – interfere – interknit – interning – kahikatea – knighting – neatening – negotiant – negotiate – originate – ornithine – rehanging – reheating – retaining – retighten – retorting – tangerine – tankering – tenanting – tethering – therefore – thitherto – tinkering – trinketry – entheogen – antherine – aetherian – fatherkin – internity – nantokite – neotokite – ningyoite – nithering – enanthate – refortify – regenting – rehairing – rehinging – rentering – retentate – retreater – rhetorian – throating

The following are the 8-letter words.

fortiori – airtight – angering – anteater – anterior – antihero – antitank – anything – enginery – entering – entirety – entreaty – eternity – faineant – fainting – feathery – feretory – feringhi – fighting – foregoer – freaking – frighten – fringing – frothing – gentrify – girthing – goethite – hankerer – heathery – herniate – hitherto – igniting – infantry – inferior – infinite – infinity – infringe – initiate – interior – kaitiaki – katakana – kayaking – natatory – nitrogen – othering – otherkin – referent – refining – refinery – reheater – rehiring – reneging – retainer – retaking – retiring – retrofit – righting – ringfort – roentgen – rogering – rotating – rotatory – tainting – takoyaki – tangoing – tekoteko – tenantry – tentoria – thanking – therefor – thinking – threaten – tikitaka – tinkerer – titanate – titanite – together – tokotoko – treating – triforia – yakitori – aegirine – aegirite – aikinite – anythink – engining – etherean – etherian – etherify – aetherin – etherine – fingerer – neotenin – neritine – nigerite – kinakina – rhatania – refinger – refiring – renitent – retenant – retinene – retinite – retinker – retorter – rightify – riroriro – theorika – thingify – throater – titanian

The following are the 7-letter words.

afghani – angekok – antigen – theatre – entente – entreat – fainter – fairing – fanging – feather – fernery – fighter – finking – forking – fornent – fortify – foyaite – genitor – gentian – gherkin – gingery – girning – hairnet – hanging – hayfork – heating – heathen – heather – heritor – herniae – heroine – hinging – hinting – igniter – ignitor – inanity – inertia – infanta – infante – ingoing – integer – interne – introit – kainite – kayaker – kayoing – kerning – kernite – kerogen – khanate – kinetin – kinging – kinking – kitenge – knifing – kyanite – neoteny – nerfing – nitrify – nitrite – tangere – oinking – orogeny – refiner – regnant – reneger – renting – retaken – rethink – retinae – retirer – retreat – rhatany – righter – righten – ringing – rioting – rorting – rotator – rotifer – taeniae – tanging – tangent – tanking – tankini – tathata – tenakoe – tenting – ternate – tertian – theater – thereat – thereof – thereto – therian – thinker – thither – throaty – tighter – tighten – tinging – tinking – tinting – tithing – treater – trining – trinity – trinket – yanking – yorking – yoyoing – taenite – egirine – airting – akinete – anterne – anyfink – anyfing – etherin – fingery – frother – geogeny – ginging – goafing – gointer – heroify – kirkify – kirking – nakerer – neatnik – nekoite – neotene – nithing – nything – nitrene – nyatiti – oathing – ogogoro – okenite – orotate – orthian – orthite – oyakata – refight – rehinge – retaker – rethank – rhenate – rhenite – rhetory – ringent – rinking – rinkite – theoria – thinger

The following are the 6-letter words.

initio – afghan – airing – angina – anther – anthro – anting – eating – eatery – enfant – engine – entire – entity – eryngo – ethane – ethene – aether – ethyne – fairer – faking – fakery – fating – father – fening – ferity – feting – foetor – fifing – fining – finery – finger – finite – finito – firing – firkin – fitnah – forego – forint – freaky – fright – fringe – fringy – frothy – gentry – ginger – ginkgo – gingko – girthy – gitana – goitre – goiter – goring – girner – gyring – hanger – hanker – hating – heater – heathy – hentai – hereat – hereof – hereto – heriot – hernia – heroin – hetero – higher – hiking – hiring – hither – hyaena – ignite – infant – inking – intake – intent – intern – irking – kaikai – kanaka – kangha – katana – kentia – ketene – kirtan – kiting – knifer – knight – kokako – korero – naiant – natant – nayaka – neater – neaten – nerine – nerite – nether – nigiri – ninety – origin – ornate – ornery – orogen – refine – regent – rehang – reheat – rehire – renege – renter – retain – retake – retina – retire – retort – rhetor – righto – righty – ringer – ringin – rioter – rotate – ryokan – taenia – teniae – tahini – tahina – taiaha – takahe – taking – tanker – tataki – teaing – tenant – tenter – terete – tetany – tether – theory – thingo – thingy – thinko – thirty – threat – throat – tinker – tinter – tiring – tirtha – toking – torero – torten – toting – tother – treaty – trente – triter – troika – yogini – yoking – yorker – nitery – rotini – aerian – aerify – aetite – afaint – ahight – akakia – akeake – antrin – eaning – ethrog – genian – ingine – ingyne – kinrik – kinryk – nanite – nanten – negeri – nighty – nignay – nitent – nither – nritya – refire – rehair – reknit – retene – riotry – rorter – rotang – tither – thithi

The following are the 5-letter words.

afire – afore – afrit – aight – airer – anent – anger – aorta – regia – atria – eaten – eater – eatin – eking – enter – entre – entry – ether – faery – faint – fairy – faith – faker – fakir – fango – fayre – feria – ferny – fetor – fifer – fight – finer – firer – firni – firth – fitna – origo – forte – forth – forty – freak – frita – frite – frith – frore – froth – froyo – genae – genet – genre – giant – gigot – girth – going – goaty – goeth – gofer – haere – hairy – hangi – hanky – hater – hatha – heath – henge – henry – hight – hiker – hikoi – hinge – hinky – hirer – hithe – hythe – knife – inane – inert – infer – ingot – inker – inter – intro – iroko – kafir – kayak – keaki – kefir – kenaf – kente – kerne – khaki – khana – kiang – kikoi – kinin – kinky – koine – naker – nanto – natak – neath – night – nikah – ninth – nitre – niter – nitro – oaken – oaten – oater – oking – other – kanat – refer – refit – renin – retia – retro – retry – rhyta – right – rigor – roger – rorty – rotor – tiger – faire – tenia – tafia – taiko – taint – taken – taker – takht – takin – tangi – tango – tangy – tanka – tania – tante – tanto – tater – tenet – tenge – tenth – terne – tetri – thana – thane – thang – thank – thegn – there – theta – thigh – thine – thing – think – throe – tight – tikia – tinea – tinge – tinto – tirth – titan – tithe – titre – titer – tokay – toker – token – torta – torte – toter – treat – trefa – trifa – trike – trine – trite – troth – aeger – afret – ahigh – akoya – akoia – antre – etrog – genin – genio – ginge – hathi – heaty – kiaki – kikay – kingy – nante – nanti – nanty – natya – neant – neato – nenta – ninta – nerka – ngege – niger – niner – nrtya – ortet – refan – refry – reget – regot – rente – rerig – retin – riant – riata – reata – riato – ringe – ringy – rioty – rithe – rythe – roany – roake – roker – roaky – rotan – ryoti – titir – theor – tithi – titin – toity – yokan – yokeg – yoker

The following are the 4-letter words.

aero – airy – akin – ankh – ante – anti – fait – ayah – rith – nero – etat – efit – erne – fain – fair – fake – faky – fane – fang – fate – feat – feng – fern – feta – fete – fiat – fife – fine – fink – fire – firn – fogy – fore – fork – fort – fret – frig – frit – froe – frog – fyke – gean – gena – gene – gent – ghat – ging – gink – girt – giro – gite – gnat – goat – goer – gogo – gori – gore – gory – goth – goke – girn – gyan – gyre – gyri – gyro – haha – hehe – haik – hair – haka – hake – hang – hank – hate – hath – heat – here – hero – hifi – high – hike – hint – hire – ikat – info – inky – inro – inti – into – toto – iota – kaka – kaki – kana – kata – kayo – kent – kerf – kern – kero – kete – keto – khan – khat – khir – kina – kine – king – kink – kirk – kite – kith – knit – koan – kore – kori – koro – koto – kyat – kyte – fori – naif – nana – nang – naoi – nate – neat – nene – nerf – nerk – neta – neti – nigh – nine – nite – oaky – oaty – oath – ofay – oink – okay – orfe – thai – etre – rego – rent – rete – rhea – rife – ring – rink – riot – rite – roan – roko – rort – rota – rote – roti – ryot – tahr – taka – take – tang – tank – tant – tata – teak – tore – torn – teat – tent – tern – tete – than – that – then – thin – tian – tifo – tika – tiki – tine – ting – tink – tint – tiny – tire – titi – toea – togt – toke – tori – toro – tort – tote – toty – trek – tret – trig – trio – trog – trot – troy – tyke – tike – tyre – tyro – tiro – yang – yank – yogh – yogi – yoke – yore – york – yoyo – geta – nyah – refi – thro – aery – aine – airt – anta – ater – ayre – fogo – goaf – haet – naik – nain – naio – naeo – naka – nant – nete – nife – oafo – orne – kena – reak – rean – reng – renk – rory – roer – roke – roak – roky – roto – rofe – royt – tita – tite – yaya – yoik

The following are the 3-letter words.

aha – ahi – air – ait – ana – ani – ant – any – ate – fer – eat – ego – eke – ere – erf – erk – eta – eth – fah – fan – fat – fay – feh – fen – fig – fin – fir – fit – foe – fog – for – fro – fry – geg – gen – geo – get – got – ghi – gig – gin – git – goy – hah – hae – hai – hat – hay – hen – her – het – hin – hit – ink – ire – irk – kai – kay – kea – keg – ken – ket – kia – kif – kef – kin – kit – koa – reo – koi – the – rea – nae – nah – nai – nan – nay – nef – neg – nek – net – nit – nth – oaf – oak – oat – oer – oik – oka – oke – ore – orf – ort – ref – reg – ret – ria – rig – roe – rot – tae – tai – tan – tat – tea – teg – ten – thy – tig – tik – tin – tit – toe – tog – tor – tot – toy – try – yah – yak – yay – yok – kir – ake – ent – fae – nao – nif – ogi – ogo – ork – ren – rhe – rin – rik – roa – rya – ryo – rio

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