New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for April 9, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 775 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 JUSTIFYING and GOURD

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are UNF, IDG, JRT, and SOY.

JUSTIFYING is defined as providing or showing a good reason for something. It is also defined as adjusting text so that it aligns evenly at both left and right margins. It is also defined as defending or vindicating oneself or one’s actions.

GOURD is defined as a fleshy fruit with a hard rind, typically inedible, produced by plants of the melon family. It is also defined as the dried hollowed-out shell of such a fruit, used as a container or musical instrument. It is also defined as a climbing or trailing plant that produces gourds.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 6 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.

FJORDS and STUDYING
JUDOISTS and STIRFRYING
JUDOISTS and STORIFYING
JUSTIFYING and GORDO
JUSTIFYING and GOURDS
JUSTIFYING and GRODY

The following are the 13-letter words.

intuitionists

The following are the 12-letter words.

institutions – intuitionist – noninjurious

The following are the 11-letter words.

firstfruits – instituting – institution – institutors – routinising – roritorious

The following are the 10-letter words.

institutor – intuitions – justifying – nonsuiting – rongorongo – routinists – stirfrying – touristing – notionists – outnoising – storifying

The following are the 9-letter words.

indorsing – finitists – frontings – injurious – inodorous – insisting – intuiting – intuition – ironising – jingoists – nonjuring – notifying – notorious – odorising – outgoings – routining – routinist – tonifying – tonsuring – fruitions – nondrying – firstings – fogfruits – nointings – notionist – odontists – odontitis – storyings

The following are the 8-letter words.

drifting – finitist – foisting – fordoing – forgoing – fronting – frontons – fruiting – fruition – grifting – grousing – grouting – injuring – insuring – intoning – ionising – ironists – jingoist – jointing – jousting – judoists – jiujitsu – ninjutsu – nonsuits – notornis – outdoing – outgoing – outsings – rousting – siftings – stinting – studying – suitings – suturing – tonguing – tourists – touristy – tournois – tuitions – turnings – turnouts – tutoring – usurious – firsting – fogfruit – nointing – nonsuing – odontist – ontogony – ordurous – oustitis – riroriro – ristings – storying

The following are the 7-letter words.

durning – dogsits – donjons – dousing – douting – droning – dugongs – dugouts – dusting – dynoing – induing – finings – firings – fisting – fitouts – forints – fronton – gorgons – goujons – gurning – gusting – ingoing – insists – intuits – irising – ironing – ironist – joining – judoist – jujitsu – jujutsu – jurists – jurying – justify – noising – nonjury – nonsuit – notions – odorous – ongoing – ousting – outfits – outings – outsing – outsits – rifting – rinsing – rioting – riotous – risings – roguing – rousing – routing – ruining – ruinous – rusting – sifting – snoring – stirfry – stoning – storing – stotins – sudsing – suiting – suitors – surfing – tinting – torsion – touring – tourist – touting – tuition – turfing – turions – turning – turnout – rotinis – ionists – ogogoro – oursins – oustiti – risting – rognons – routous – storify

The following are the 6-letter words.

initio – durgon – dogsit – doings – donjon – donors – doting – doudou – drifts – drifty – droits – drongo – drying – dryrot – dugong – dugout – dujour – during – fifing – fining – finito – firing – firsts – fitout – fjords – fiords – fogous – foists – forgot – forint – fringy – fronds – fronts – fruits – fruity – frying – goings – gonifs – goring – gorgon – goujon – gourds – grifts – grinds – gringo – griots – groins – grouts – guying – gyring – gyrons – indris – ingots – inions – injury – insist – insitu – intuit – iritis – joints – joists – journo – jousts – jurist – jurors – ngonis – noting – notify – notion – odours – onions – oniony – otitis – outing – outfit – outsit – rising – ronins – rotgut – rotors – rousts – sindur – siring – siting – snouts – snouty – stings – stingy – stints – stotin – stoury – stouts – sturdy – stying – suitor – tiring – tiyins – toning – tonify – toting – tsuris – turgor – turion – turons – tutors – urning – rotini – ionist – nitons – nodous – noints – nonius – notour – nousts – ongons – oursin – rognon – rotons – rugous – sudron

The following are the 5-letter words.

durns – jours – doris – dying – doing – dongs – donor – douts – drift – droit – drugs – durst – dusts – dusty – fifty – finds – finis – firni – first – fists – fjord – fiord – fogou – foist – fondu – fonts – fords – fordo – forgo – fours – frits – frogs – frond – frons – front – frugs – fruit – fyrds – going – gongs – gonif – goris – gordo – gourd – gouts – gouty – grift – grins – grind – griot – grist – grits – grody – grogs – groin – grots – grout – guiro – gurns – gurus – gusts – gusto – gusty – gyron – gyrus – indri – ingot – inion – intis – irons – irony – jingo – jings – jirds – joins – joint – joist – jongs – jougs – joust – jujus – juror – ngoni – nifty – ninon – nisin – nodus – noirs – nongs – nonis – odour – odors – onion – ousts – outdo – outgo – rifts – rinds – rings – riots – rondo – ronin – rotis – rotor – roust – routs – ruing – ruins – rusts – rusty – rutin – sifts – sings – situs – snits – snogs – snots – snout – sting – stint – stirs – stogs – stogy – stony – story – stots – stour – stout – studs – study – suing – juris – suint – suits – surds – surfs – surfy – tying – tings – tints – tinto – titis – tiyin – tofts – tondo – tongs – torsi – torus – tours – touts – turds – turfs – turfy – turns – turnt – turon – tutor – tutus – using – usury – fonio – jitis – nisus – niton – noint – nondo – nougs – noust – ongon – ornis – rindy – ringy – rioty – rists – rodny – roton – rougy – rurus – ryiji – ryijy – sinsi – titir – titin – toity

The following are the 4-letter words.

jour – gout – durn – dodo – dogs – doit – dojo – dons – dong – dors – dory – dots – dour – dout – drug – duds – dugs – dust – duts – duty – dyno – fins – find – fino – firs – firn – fist – fits – fody – fogs – fogy – fond – fons – font – ford – four – frit – frog – frug – fyrd – gods – gogo – goji – gong – gori – gory – grin – grit – grog – grot – gurn – guru – gust – guts – gyri – gyro – inro – situ – inti – into – toto – ions – iris – iron – ists – jing – jird – jogs – join – jong – jots – judo – judy – jugs – juju – jury – just – juts – fori – nisi – nits – nods – nogs – noir – nong – noni – nors – nori – nots – nous – odor – onto – orgy – ouds – ours – oust – outs – outy – rift – rind – ring – riot – rods – rond – rots – roti – rout – rugs – ruin – rust – ruts – ryus – sift – sins – sing – sirs – sits – snit – snog – snot – stir – stog – stot – stud – suds – sugs – suit – surd – surf – torn – tifo – tins – ting – tint – tiny – tits – titi – tods – todo – tody – toft – togs – togt – tons – tong – tony – tors – tori – toro – tots – toty – tour – tout – tugs – tuis – turs – turd – turf – turn – tuts – tutu – tyro – tiro – udon – urns – urus – orgs – fogo – jiti – nifs – nind – nynd – nius – nory – noug – noud – ordo – ourn – rins – rist – rory – rody – roto – roud – ruds – ruru – sugo – drot

The following are the 3-letter words.

non – dug – dof – dog – don – dor – dot – dry – dud – duo – dur – dut – dyn – fin – fir – fit – fog – for – fou – fro – fry – got – gfs – god – gur – gut – guy – ifs – ins – ion – ist – its – jit – jog – jot – jug – jus – jut – our – ngs – nit – nod – nog – nor – not – ods – oft – ors – orf – ous – oud – out – rod – rot – rug – rus – rut – ryu – sin – sir – sis – sit – sty – sud – sug – sui – sus – tin – tit – tod – tog – ton – tns – tor – tot – tug – tui – tur – tut – urn – yds – yin – yus – ois – org – nif – nis – niu – noi – ogo – oui – rin – rud – rio – stf