New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for April 1, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 693 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 UPWARD and DOGFISH

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are AHD, RGU, WIO, and PSF.

UPWARD is defined as moving or directed toward a higher position or place. It is also defined as toward a higher level, amount, or degree. It is also defined as in or to a position above the horizon or ground.

DOGFISH is defined as a small shark of various species found in coastal waters. It is also defined as any of several fish resembling or named after a dog. It is also defined as a bottom-feeding fish of the cod family.

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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 UPWARD and DOGFISH in just two words. I dare you!

The following are the 12-letter words.

paraphrasias

The following are the 11-letter words.

paraphrasis – paraphrasia – rhipiphorid – ripiphorids

The following are the 10-letter words.

giardiasis – pupiparous – ripiphorid

The following are the 9-letter words.

froufrous – parapodia – piripiris – fairwards – papirosas – poroporos – riroriros

The following are the 8-letter words.

apodosis – dishrags – dwarfish – forwards – frogfish – froufrou – godwards – hidrosis – piripiri – pushrods – rhodoras – rigorous – soapdish – soporous – wardship – washrags – airwards – ashrafis – godpapas – papirosa – parapods – parawais – pishpash – porfidos – poroporo – propodus – propupas – prosodus – proudish – rasophor – riroriro – risorius

The following are the 7-letter words.

airdrop – airship – apodous – aporias – apropos – arduous – diapirs – dishrag – dogfish – fairish – forward – fusaria – garfish – godship – godward – hogfish – hogwash – propria – isopods – oarfish – odorous – paraphs – pawpaws – pigdogs – pigfish – piupius – puparia – pushrod – ragfish – rhodora – rosaria – safaris – sardius – sawfish – shofars – shrouds – sorosis – uproars – upwards – waifish – warship – washrag – airward – ashrafi – dogship – dogwhip – fogdogs – godpapa – highish – ogogoro – parapod – parawai – parisis – phorias – phorids – pigwash – porfido – porosis – poupous – prophos – propupa – pupusas – raphids – rapidos – suparis

The following are the 6-letter words.

afaras – afraid – agogos – agoras – aphids – aporia – ardors – asiago – awards – diapir – dosais – doudou – dudish – fishos – fogous – forard – fordid – frauds – friars – frigid – garish – gordos – hiphop – hoards – isopod – oafish – paraph – parish – pawpaw – papaws – pirogi – pigdog – piupiu – popish – porous – poshos – pushup – rapids – rigids – rigors – riprap – rishis – safari – sagars – saigas – sarods – shofar – shroud – sordid – sordor – swards – uproar – upward – upwarp – waragi – washup – wrapup – roshis – whosis – agidis – airish – farofa – fogdog – opihis – papish – papris – parids – pasars – phoria – phorid – pipids – podish – posish – poupou – propho – propos – propus – proras – pupusa – popusa – raphid – rapido – rarish – raupos – roaroa – ropish – shoush – supari

The following are the 5-letter words.

afara – agogo – agora – aphid – aphis – apish – ardor – arias – arsis – award – awash – doris – didis – didos – dodos – dufus – dorsa – dosas – dosai – drags – draws – dwarf – fairs – fards – fidus – fisho – fogou – origo – fords – fordo – frags – fraud – friar – frigs – frogs – frais – frosh – gauds – girds – giros – goras – goris – gordo – hifis – highs – hoard – horas – huias – oasis – odors – pairs – paisa – papas – paras – pards – pauas – papaw – phish – pipas – pipis – pirog – podia – pogos – popos – popup – posho – pouis – prigs – proas – praus – prods – progs – proud – pudus – ragas – raids – rapid – rasas – rigid – rigor – rishi – roars – sagas – sagar – sagos – saiga – sapid – saris – sarod – saros – shish – shiso – shush – sighs – soars – sofas – sopor – soras – sords – supra – sushi – swags – sward – swarf – swash – updos – wawas – wards – washi – whirs – whoso – wushu – roshi – sofar – sophs – agidi – aidos – fogos – hogoh – hogos – oafos – ohias – opgaf – opihi – ordos – osars – ousia – awari – pasag – papri – parid – pasar – pirai – piais – pipid – podos – podus – popia – prags – prius – prora – proso – pudor – pupus – raupo – raird – rohus – sarir – shoud

The following are the 4-letter words.

afar – agas – agar – agog – aids – aiga – airs – aria – arid – didi – dido – digs – dish – dodo – dogs – dopa – dors – dorp – dosa – dosh – drag – draw – drip – drop – duds – duos – fair – fard – faro – fash – shui – fids – figs – firs – fish – fogs – fora – ford – frag – frap – frig – frog – fufu – gags – gaga – gars – gash – gaud – gawp – ghis – gigs – gird – giro – gods – gogo – gora – gori – gorp – gosh – hifi – high – hoar – hods – hogs – hoho – hora – hors – huis – huia – hush – iris – sais – fori – oars – odor – ohus – opus – oshi – ouds – oupa – paid – pair – papa – pars – para – pard – pari – parp – pris – pash – paso – paua – paws – phis – phos – pigs – pipa – pipi – pirs – pish – pods – pogo – pouf – popo – posh – poui – prig – pros – proa – prau – prod – prof – prog – prop – puds – pudu – pupa – push – rags – raga – ragi – raid – rara – rasa – rash – rhos – rias – rids – rigs – roar – rods – roup – sags – saga – sago – said – sard – sari – sash – saws – ship – shod – shop – sigs – sigh – sirs – soap – soar – sods – sofa – sogo – sora – sord – sori – sous – soup – rosa – suds – suhs – swag – swap – uhuh – upas – updo – wags – wawa – waif – wars – ward – warp – wash – whip – whir – whoa – whop – whup – wrap – wudu – soph – fogo – goaf – gohf – hogo – oafo – ogas – ogis – ogos – ohia – opas – opis – ordo – osar – paip – pais – piai – pira – podo – podu – poag – pogh – pous – prag – pupu – raif – rais – rhus – roas – rohu – rouf – roud – sids

The following are the 3-letter words.

aga – ago – ais – aid – air – arf – ash – was – did – dig – dip – dis – dos – dof – dog – doh – dop – dor – dud – duh – duo – fap – far – fid – fig – fir – fog – fop – for – fou – fro – gag – gap – gar – gas – ghi – gis – gid – gig – god – gip – hid – hip – his – hod – hog – hop – huh – hui – hup – ids – ish – shi – oaf – oar – ods – ohs – oho – ohu – ors – ora – orf – ous – oud – pas – pap – par – paw – phi – pho – pis – pia – pig – pip – pir – piu – pos – pod – pop – pro – pud – pup – pus – rag – rai – rap – ras – raw – rho – ria – rid – rig – rip – rod – sag – sai – sap – saw – sho – sig – sip – sir – sis – sos – sod – soh – sop – sou – sud – suh – sui – sup – sus – wag – war – who – gai – agi – auh – awd – oga – ogi – ogo – opa – opi – orp – oui – paf – pog – poh – pou – roa – sid