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

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 754 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 JUNKETS and SOLILOQUY

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are TQK, INS, LJY, and EOU.

JUNKETS is defined as a dessert made from sweetened milk curdled with rennet and served with fruit or cream. It is also defined as trips or journeys taken by officials at public expense, often viewed as unnecessary or extravagant. It is also defined as to travel around on a pleasure trip, especially at someone else’s expense.

SOLILOQUY is defined as a speech in a play where a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone or unaware of others listening. It is also defined as an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud without addressing another person.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 1 additional solution to do it in just two words. Below is a listing of the other way to solve the puzzle with just two answers.

QUIETLIKE and ENJOYS

The following are the 11-letter words.

nonentities – soliloquies – unlikeliest

The following are the 10-letter words.

sostenutos – synostoses – sustention

The following are the 9-letter words.

keystones – likeliest – loneliest – nonentity – oilstones – quietuses – soliloquy – sostenuto – tekotekos – unjustest – utilities – noselites – nuntiuses – ololiuqui – quietlike – teleioses

The following are the 8-letter words.

ententes – entitles – entities – equities – estoiles – joltiest – jonquils – jiujitsu – keynotes – keystone – kilikiti – lionlike – lustiest – nestlike – netsukes – nolition – notelets – oilstone – ostioles – quietest – sentient – skeleton – solution – stenoses – sulkiest – syntones – systoles – tekoteko – tentlike – testiest – tokotoko – tonkotsu – tostones – tukutuku – ukuleles – ukeleles – yolkiest – nekoites – noselite – nostoses – quieties – unquilts – yokelets

The following are the 7-letter words.

elution – entente – entitle – equites – estoile – eyelets – jetsets – jitneys – jokiest – joneses – jonquil – jostles – jujitsu – jujutsu – jukskei – junkets – junkies – justest – ketenes – ketones – keynote – kiekies – kikuyus – kiloton – kilties – kitsets – konekes – lentils – lilties – litotes – lotuses – lunules – lususes – nestles – netlike – netsuke – notelet – nunlike – nutlike – nutlets – oiliest – onliest – ostiole – quieten – quietus – selkies – sestets – soliton – solutes – susliks – sulkies – sunlike – synteny – syntone – systole – telnets – tenuity – tenutos – tientos – toilets – totiest – tsetses – tuition – tysties – ukulele – ukelele – unknots – unlikes – unquiet – unyokes – utility – etoiles – ionenes – ionones – nekoite – nokeses – nonenes – nonoses – nunkies – nunlets – nuntius – ostents – skenkle – sonlike – sunkets – sunlets – unliken – unlusts – unlusty – unquilt – yokelet

The following are the 6-letter words.

elites – elutes – enjoys – entity – equity – eskies – eyelet – jejune – jetset – jetski – jitney – jostle – junket – junkie – juntos – kelson – kentes – ketene – ketone – kiekie – kikuyu – kiltie – kiosks – kitset – koneke – lentil – lentos – lities – lilies – lokeys – losels – lotion – lunule – nelson – nestle – nonets – nonuse – noseys – notion – nutlet – nutsos – onuses – otiose – quiets – quilts – selkie – sestet – setose – skenes – skites – skulks – skunks – sluits – solute – suslik – squits – stolen – steles – stenos – stents – stiles – stilts – stokes – stoles – stolon – stones – stonks – stunts – suites – sunken – sunlit – telnet – telson – tenets – tenuto – tenuti – testes – tiento – titles – toilet – toston – tsetse – tuiles – tystie – unjust – unknot – unlike – unties – unyoke – utiles – yokels – nujols – skunky – kliket – etoile – ionene – ionone – nonene – nonose – nostos – nunkie – nunlet – okoles – osones – ostent – otoses – quiety – sunket – sunlet – unkent – unkeys – unlent – unlest – unlost – unlust

The following are the 5-letter words.

eyots – elite – elute – enjoy – enoki – jests – jetes – jilts – jokes – jokey – jolie – jolts – jolty – jones – jujus – jukes – junks – junky – junto – juste – kelts – kente – ketes – kikoi – kilos – kilts – kilty – kiosk – kites – kliks – knelt – knots – kolos – kotos – kukus – kusti – kytes – lenos – lento – leses – lesos – litie – likes – liken – lilos – lilts – lilty – lokey – loses – losel – lotus – lulus – lunes – lunks – lusts – lusty – lusus – lutes – nenes – nests – noils – nones – nonet – noses – nosey – notes – nukes – nunus – nutso – nutsy – okies – olios – onkus – quiet – quilt – quits – quite – selky – senes – sents – sente – seton – skene – skits – skite – skulk – skunk – skies – skyey – sleys – slunk – slits – sluit – slots – soils – sojus – sokes – soles – solei – solos – solus – sones – sotol – squit – stole – stele – steno – stent – stets – stile – stilt – stunk – stoke – stone – stonk – stony – stots – stunt – sties – styes – suits – suite – sulks – sulky – sulus – teles – telos – teloi – tenet – tenon – tents – tests – testy – tiles – tilts – title – toils – toile – tokes – token – tones – tonks – tonus – totes – toyon – tuile – tules – tunes – tusks – tusky – tutes – tutus – tykes – tikes – unlet – unlit – untie – until – utile – yeses – yikes – yokes – yokel – yolks – yolky – yonks – yoyos – nujol – senti – jeton – knule – lokes – lolos – lotes – neski – nesty – netes – nokes – nunks – nunky – nyuse – nuses – oilet – okole – oseys – osone – quies – steik – sunts – toity – unkut – unket – unkey

The following are the 4-letter words.

eyot – ekes – elks – else – ents – eses – esky – etui – eyes – joie – soit – ikon – toto – jels – jest – jets – jete – jilt – joke – joky – jols – jolt – jots – joys – juju – juke – juku – junk – just – juts – jute – kelt – kent – keno – kets – kete – keto – keys – kiln – kilo – kilt – kits – kite – klik – knot – koji – kolo – koto – kuku – kune – kyte – kyus – leks – leke – lent – leno – lest – lets – leys – leso – lies – lien – like – lilo – lilt – lion – lite – lols – lone – lose – lost – lots – loti – lulu – luls – lune – lunk – lust – lute – neks – nene – nest – nets – neti – noil – noli – nolo – none – nose – nosy – nots – note – nuit – nuke – nunu – nuts – oiks – oils – okes – okie – olio – ones – onto – onus – oyes – soie – quit – sent – sene – sets – sunk – skit – skol – sley – slit – slot – soil – soju – soke – sols – sole – soli – solo – sone – sots – suqs – suks – soys – stet – stot – stun – stye – suit – sulk – sulu – syne – tele – tent – test – tete – ties – tiki – tile – tilt – tits – titi – toil – toke – tole – tolu – tone – tonk – tony – tots – tote – toty – toys – tule – tune – tusk – tute – tuts – tutu – tyke – tike – ukes – ulus – unto – uses – utes – yeti – yike – yoks – yoke – yolk – yoyo – yuks – yule – unos – jiti – loke – lolo – lote – nete – noys – nunk – nuse – nyes – osey – suki – sunt – tite – usen – yoik

The following are the 3-letter words.

oil – non – eke – els – elk – ese – est – seq – eye – qui – ilk – ion – its – jel – jet – jit – jol – jot – joy – jun – jus – jut – ken – kes – ket – key – kit – koi – kyu – lei – lek – let – ley – les – lie – lit – lol – lot – nek – net – not – nus – nun – nut – oik – oke – ole – one – ses – sei – sen – set – ski – sky – sos – sol – son – sot – suk – suq – soy – sty – sui – sun – sus – tej – ten – tie – tik – tit – ton – tot – toy – tsk – tui – tun – tut – uke – ulu – use – ute – yen – yes – yet – yok – yon – yuk – yus – sel – oys – ent – lun – noi – noy – nye – unt