New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for May 13, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 377 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 BEREFT and TOXICOLOGY

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are ILT, XFY, EGC, and ORB.

BEREFT is defined as deprived of or lacking something needed or valued. It is also defined as left alone or abandoned. It is also defined as bereaved; having lost a loved one through death.

TOXICOLOGY is defined as the branch of science that studies poisons and their effects on living organisms. It is also defined as the study of the nature and effects of toxic substances.

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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 BEREFT and TOXICOLOGY in just two words. I dare you!

The following are the 11-letter words.

reflexology – toxicologic

The following are the 10-letter words.

lexicology – reflexible – teleologic – toxicology

The following are the 9-letter words.

coercible – cytotoxic – exercycle – teleology – teleferic – cytologic – foetology

The following are the 8-letter words.

beriberi – biologic – cytology – excreter – exigible – exoteric – flexible – flexibly – ototoxic – oxtercog – reflexly – teletext – tricycle – bicycler – cryology – fetology – telergic

The following are the 7-letter words.

bibelot – bicycle – bigotry – biology – circlet – coterie – excrete – fierier – firefly – griefer – grifter – icteric – logfire – otology – teletex – triblet – trifler – triolet – cyclery – girlery – greygle – rebelry – ribible – rifeler – riflery – rigolet – telergy

The following are the 6-letter words.

belfie – belfry – bereft – bergie – berley – bifter – byebye – circle – clergy – cleric – coyote – creole – etrier – eyelet – flotel – foefie – foible – foxier – fricot – giblet – gigolo – glycol – golfer – greyer – greyly – icicle – lofter – logier – loerie – reblog – reflet – reflex – ribeye – rioter – terete – texter – treble – trebly – tricot – trifle – trixie – belote – cycler – oleoyl – ocifer – rebete – refire – riblet – rifely – rifler – riotry – ryotei

The following are the 5-letter words.

befog – beret – beryl – betel – bible – bigly – bigot – cleft – coley – coyer – coyly – crier – cryer – cyber – cycle – ergot – exert – extol – exier – eyrie – eyrir – feyer – feyly – fiber – fieri – fiery – fifer – fifty – firer – firie – fixer – fixie – flexo – flyer – flyby – fogle – foley – foxie – foyer – fryer – frier – gigot – girlf – girly – glebe – gofer – grebe – grief – grift – griot – icier – lefty – locie – lofty – logic – lyric – octet – octyl – ogler – oleic – ology – oxeye – oxter – rebel – refer – refix – relet – retry – rifle – telco – telex – teloi – tetri – toter – toxic – tribe – trier – xeric – yogic – ocote – oleyl – refly – refry – rerig – rigol – rioty

The following are the 4-letter words.

eyot – berg – bete – bibi – biri – bier – biog – birl – bleb – bloc – blog – blot – byre – byte – cire – cirl – clef – clog – clot – cloy – coco – coif – coir – cole – coly – cote – crib – ergo – eyre – felo – fete – fief – fife – fire – flex – floc – floe – flog – foci – fogy – foie – fret – frig – gibe – gift – girt – girl – gley – goer – gogo – golf – grey – grig – gybe – gyre – gyri – ibex – fixe – toto – irie – left – loci – loco – loft – logo – logy – lyre – ogle – ogre – oxer – oxic – oyer – etre – reft – relo – rely – rete – riel – rife – rift – riot – ryot – tele – tete – text – toco – toey – toft – togt – tole – tote – toty – tret – trey – trig – trio – tyre – yogi – yoyo – oleo – refi – eyer – fogo – goey – lolo – lote – reif – rief – riyo – xolo

The following are the 3-letter words.

bel – bet – bey – bib – big – bio – bye – fer – cig – cog – col – cot – cox – coy – cri – cry – eft – elf – ere – erf – erg – eye – fey – fib – fic – fie – fig – fir – fix – fly – foe – fog – fox – fry – got – gib – gie – gig – goy – icy – ire – reo – lei – let – lex – ley – log – lol – lot – lox – lye – xix – oer – oft – ole – ref – ret – rib – rig – rye – toe – tog – tot – tox – toy – try – yer – yet – ogi – ogo – ryo – rio