New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for April 25, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 764 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 BELIEVED and DOWNPLAY

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are PWE, OLN, IVY, and ADB.

BELIEVED is defined as accepted as true or credible based on faith, trust, or evidence. It is also defined as thought or supposed something to be the case. It is also defined as had confidence in the truth or existence of something.

DOWNPLAY is defined as to present something as less important, serious, or significant than it actually is. It is also defined as to minimize or reduce the apparent magnitude or impact of something. It is also defined as to speak or write about something in a restrained or understated manner.

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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.

BELIEVED and DOWNPLAYED
OBOVOID and DOWNPLAYED

The following are the 11-letter words.

palaeoplain

The following are the 10-letter words.

downplayed – palaeowind

The following are the 9-letter words.

endplayed – indelible – indelibly – invalided – invalidly – landplane – libidinal – palilalia

The following are the 8-letter words.

bedlinen – believed – bodyline – deveined – downplay – downwind – dwindled – enplaned – inedible – landline – leavened – levodopa – pandowdy – playdown – plebeian – vendible – wayleave – widebody – opalinid – painedly – panplain – panplane – pineland – playland

The following are the 7-letter words.

alanine – alibied – aniline – anybody – availed – avoided – belayed – believe – beveled – bilevel – biplane – blandly – blended – blinded – blindly – bowline – byeline – delayed – dowdily – downily – dwindle – dyeline – enplane – endopod – endplay – eyeline – inanely – invalid – layaway – leveled – leyline – libeled – lipline – nandina – opaline – paideia – paneled – pinwale – plaided – plained – playboy – pleopod – poinded – validly – vapidly – waylaid – wideboy – widened – wielded – windily – yandied – yodeled – endline – nailbed – aliened – alypine – naevoid – nandine – niobian – obovoid – opaleye – palinal – pandied – papilio – payline – pindlin – pindown – playway – plenipo – waywode – widowly – windowy

The following are the 6-letter words.

aedile – albedo – alpine – aneled – anyway – avowal – beaned – beanie – bedpan – belied – blende – bodied – bodily – boiled – boilie – bowled – boylya – byebye – byelaw – byline – byplay – delved – denial – denied – devein – devoid – dialed – dialin – dopily – downed – edible – eleven – elided – endian – evened – eyelid – indene – inwale – iodide – iodine – landed – lawned – leaned – leaved – leaven – libido – lilied – linden – lineal – linein – lipoid – nailed – navaid – obelia – obeyed – oilily – opined – opioid – pained – palapa – palely – paleae – palpal – panini – papain – papaya – pavane – pawned – pineal – pinene – planed – played – poplin – vaidya – vailed – valine – valved – veiled – veined – vended – venial – voided – wailed – waylay – wienie – widely – wieldy – wilded – wildly – wilily – winded – window – woylie – yawned – yeaned – yowled – yoyoed – doyley – alalia – aldeia – alible – ailpin – alypin – awbody – belved – ideaed – levain – nevoid – naidid – nandin – neinei – nidyed – oboval – oilway – ovened – paidle – panela – panele – paybob – piedly – pinboy – pinded – piopio – podial – podley – poipoi – veinal – widowy – yowley

The following are the 5-letter words.

aided – ailed – alibi – alien – alway – anele – apian – apnea – avail – avoid – awned – ideal – bebop – bedel – belay – belie – bendy – bevan – bevel – bialy – bible – bided – bilal – bilbo – bilby – bindi – bipod – blain – bland – blend – blind – blini – bliny – boded – bowie – bwana – bylaw – byway – debye – delay – deled – delve – diana – diene – dildo – dined – diode – diwan – doily – dowdy – downy – doyen – dwale – eland – elbow – elide – elvan – elven – ended – endow – plein – envoi – envoy – idled – ileal – inane – indie – laide – laldy – lanai – laned – laved – lawny – layby – leave – level – liana – liane – libel – lined – linen – lipid – naval – navel – nyala – obeli – oidia – oiled – opine – ovoid – owned – paean – paedo – palay – paled – palea – palpi – panel – papal – doble – pavan – paved – papaw – payed – pipal – piani – piled – pilea – pilei – pined – piney – plaid – plain – plane – playa – plebe – plied – poboy – podia – poind – powan – valid – valve – vaned – vapid – vealy – veiny – venal – vobla – voila – voile – waldo – waned – waney – waved – woven – widen – widow – wield – wiled – windy – wined – winey – yandy – yawny – ylide – yodel – alala – albid – aldea – belve – boyey – boyly – ebene – ebena – nawal – naily – naieo – naled – naved – nebel – nevel – nelia – niopo – odyle – ownio – pandy – paned – piend – pilin – piley – pipid – plena – plene – poena – popia – powie – pyoid – veily – wayed

The following are the 4-letter words.

aide – alap – anal – avow – away – bean – bend – bibi – bide – bidi – bien – bile – bind – bine – bleb – bled – blin – blip – bode – body – boil – bowl – boyo – down – deal – dean – deid – deil – dele – deli – dene – deni – deny – deva – devo – dial – didi – dido – died – diel – dine – dove – dobe – dodo – dopa – dopy – dowd – dyed – dyne – eave – eina – elan – even – eyed – idea – idle – idli – idly – idyl – ilea – ilia – alia – alai – laid – lain – land – lane – lapa – lava – lave – lawn – leal – lean – leap – lede – lend – leva – lido – lied – lien – lily – line – liny – lipa – nail – nana – naoi – napa – nave – neap – nene – neve – nide – nidi – nine – nipa – bene – nala – obey – oboe – odea – oily – opal – oval – oven – paid – pail – pain – pale – pali – palp – paly – pane – pani – papa – pave – pawl – pawn – pial – pied – pile – pina – pine – piny – pipa – pipy – pipi – plan – play – plea – pled – pleb – plie – popo – leve – oeil – vaid – vail – vain – vale – vane – veal – veil – vein – vela – veld – vena – vend – vlei – void – wawa – wail – wain – wale – wali – wand – wane – wave – wove – wide – wild – wile – wily – wind – wine – winy – wynd – yawl – yawn – yean – yebo – yelp – yeow – ylid – yowl – yoyo – eide – pili – aine – alan – aley – avel – bove – evel – liwa – naib – naid – nain – naio – naeo – naow – nido – nind – nynd – nawn – oboy – opie – owie – owly – paip – pala – pand – piai – pian – pily – pind – plap – plav – plip – podo – povo – poya – veve – yaya – yopo

The following are the 3-letter words.

ibn – ovo – aid – ail – alb – ale – alp – ana – and – ani – any – ave – avo – awl – awn – aye – bed – bel – ben – bey – bib – bid – bin – bio – dev – boa – bob – bod – bop – bow – boy – bye – lai – oil – deb – del – den – dib – did – die – din – dip – dob – doe – dop – dye – dyn – eld – end – eve – eye – ide – iwi – pye – lap – lav – law – lay – lea – led – lei – lev – ley – lib – lid – lie – lip – lye – nae – nai – nan – nap – nav – naw – nay – neb – ned – nib – nil – nip – obi – obv – ode – ova – owl – own – vey – pan – pal – pap – pav – paw – pay – pia – pie – pin – pip – ply – pod – poi – pop – pow – pya – van – voe – vow – wan – way – win – woe – wop – wow – wye – wyn – yap – yaw – yay – yea – yen – yob – yod – yow – vav – aie – awd – boe – nao – nye – nie – obo – opa – opi – wid