New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for May 15, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 813 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 JINXED and DROUGHT

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are JUT, IGD, EON, and XHR.

JINXED is defined as cursed or subjected to bad luck. It is also defined as affected by a supernatural spell or hex that causes misfortune. It is also defined as marked by a series of unfortunate events or failures.

DROUGHT is defined as a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. It is also defined as a prolonged absence or deficiency of something desired or needed. It is also defined as a period of time with significantly reduced output or activity in a particular field.

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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.

JINXED and DOUGHTIER
JINXED and DROUGHTIER

The following are the 13-letter words.

thoroughgoing – undergrounded

The following are the 12-letter words.

tetrodotoxin – reinheriting – rethundering

The following are the 11-letter words.

underground – untethering – internuntio – reinherited – reinterning – rethundered

The following are the 10-letter words.

droughtier – inheriting – thereunder – thundering – undergoing – underthing – ungrounded – unhindered – unjointing – untethered – untogether – etourderie – gointering – regrounded – rejointing – unretiring – unretorted

The following are the 9-letter words.

dehorning – dehorting – detouring – doughtier – externing – extorting – groundhog – hereunder – heterodox – hindering – horehound – hundredth – hungering – inherited – inheritor – interning – redounded – rejoining – rejoinder – rethought – retorting – reuniting – tethering – thereinto – thereunto – thirtieth – thitherto – thundered – thunderer – tourtiere – tregetour – troughing – undertint – unjoining – unjointed – unrounded – unthought – exegeting – gointered – nithering – reinherit – rejointed – rethunder – retouring – unreining – unretired

The following are the 8-letter words.

dehorted – deterged – detoured – detoxing – doughier – exerting – exotoxin – exterior – extorted – extorter – extruded – goitered – grounded – grounder – grunting – gungeing – hereunto – hindered – hingeing – hitherto – houghing – hungered – hungrier – indexing – inhering – integrin – interior – intruded – intruder – inurning – jointing – ordering – orthodox – othering – regorged – rehiring – retiring – retorted – reunited – rogering – roughing – tethered – thornier – thorough – tingeing – together – toughing – troughed – trougher – underdog – unground – unhinged – untether – untinged – untiring – xeroxing – exegeted – nithered – redunded – regreded – reground – rehinged – reintern – retinite – retorter – retoured – retruded – riroriro – roundure – unretire – unrinded – unringed – unrouged

The following are the 7-letter words.

durning – dernier – deterge – detinue – detoxed – dextrin – dogtrot – drought – dunting – induing – exegete – exergue – exerted – exiting – extrude – goitred – grinder – grunted – grunter – gurning – heritor – hinting – hogtied – horning – horndog – hornier – houghed – hounded – hundred – hunting – hurting – hurtier – indexed – indexer – ingoing – inhered – inherit – integer – introit – intrude – inuring – jinxing – jogtrot – joining – joinder – jointed – jointer – niterie – nitrite – ordered – orderer – othered – redoing – redound – regorge – rehired – reining – reinter – retinue – retired – retirer – retried – reunite – rioting – rogered – roguing – rorting – rortier – rougher – roughed – roughie – rounder – rounded – ruining – runtier – tetrode – texting – therein – thereto – thought – thither – thunder – tinhorn – tinting – tithing – tortrix – tougher – toughed – toughie – touring – trining – trueing – undergo – undoing – undried – unhinge – uniting – unjoint – untried – urtexte – xeroxed – gougere – etherin – gointer – grunger – hogherd – nithing – nudjing – nunting – odoured – ogogoro – orterde – orthite – regrede – regrind – rehinge – reirded – rejoint – retrude – reuning – rotound – roughet – roughit – runting – thinger – thouing – unrough – unround

The following are the 6-letter words.

initio – dehorn – dehort – detour – dexter – doited – doting – doudou – doxing – drogue – dunged – dunger – dunite – dunted – during – either – indued – eroded – etrier – exeunt – exited – extern – extort – exuded – gerund – goitre – goiter – goring – gorged – gorger – gorget – gorier – gouged – gouger – gourde – ground – gringo – grunge – gundog – gunged – gunite – gunter – heinie – herded – herder – herein – hereto – heriot – heroin – hetero – hexing – hieing – hinder – hinged – hinted – hiring – hither – hogtie – hotdog – hotrod – hunger – hunted – hunter – inhere – intein – intern – inured – jinxed – nitrox – nixing – ordure – regret – rehung – rehire – rejoin – retied – retire – retort – retrod – rinded – ringed – ringer – rioted – rioter – rogued – rorted – rouged – rouget – rueing – runged – teredo – terete – tether – texted – texter – thingo – though – tiered – tinder – tinged – tinted – tinter – tinier – tiring – tithed – torero – tortie – toting – tother – totier – toured – tourer – trijet – triode – triter – trixie – trough – truing – unhung – unhurt – united – unjoin – untied – untrue – ureter – urning – urtext – orexin – rotini – nither – reduit – redund – rieing – retour – rinder – roguer – rorter – runted – tither – thithi – uniter – unitor – unrede – unrein – unring – unrung – unrude

The following are the 5-letter words.

ought – heder – deter – detox – dhoti – doing – dorje – doted – doter – dough – doxed – dried – droit – drier – duded – egret – indue – ergot – erode – ether – exert – exude – exier – going – godet – gordo – gored – gorge – gouge – gourd – grind – griot – groin – grunt – guiro – gunge – heugh – hexed – hinge – hired – hirer – hithe – horde – hough – hound – houri – huger – hundo – index – indri – ingot – inter – intro – inure – inurn – jingo – joint – ninth – nitre – niter – nitro – nixed – nixie – nixer – odour – order – other – oxter – reded – redox – redux – regex – rerun – retie – retro – roded – roger – rogue – rotor – rouge – rough – round – ruder – ruing – tetri – thegn – their – there – thing – third – thorn – tinge – tinto – tired – tirth – tithe – titre – titer – torte – toted – toter – tough – toxin – tried – trier – trite – troth – truer – trued – trugo – under – undue – unite – untie – urged – urger – xerox – ruote – etrog – exite – hogoh – ngege – ourie – ortet – redug – reing – reget – regot – regur – reird – retin – ringe – rithe – rorie – rohun – rouet – titir – tithi – titin – unred

The following are the 4-letter words.

deux – rith – jour – durn – degu – dere – dodo – doge – doit – dojo – dore – dote – doth – dour – drug – dude – duet – dung – dunt – ergo – euro – exit – joie – gogo – goji – gori – gore – goth – grin – grit – grog – grot – gurn – gurt – guru – hehe – hung – heir – herd – here – hero – hied – hind – hint – hire – hoho – horn – hour – hued – huge – hunt – hurt – inro – inti – into – toto – irie – jete – jing – jinx – jird – john – join – nurd – nite – nude – nuit – nunu – odor – ogre – oxer – dure – etre – rede – redo – rego – rein – rete – rode – rind – ring – rung – riot – rite – rort – rote – roti – roue – roux – rude – rued – ruin – runt – hote – tore – torn – tegu – tein – tern – tete – text – thin – thot – thou – thud – thug – tied – tier – ting – tint – tire – titi – todo – togt – tori – toro – tort – tote – tour – trod – tret – trio – trog – trot – trou – true – trug – tiro – uhuh – undo – unit – unto – urge – hogo – hoti – jiti – nind – ordo – ored – oued – ough – ourn – rohu – roto – roud – rund – ruru – drot – tite – unio

The following are the 3-letter words.

der – dex – dug – dog – doh – dor – dot – dox – dud – due – duh – dun – duo – dur – dux – ego – ere – erg – eth – edh – geg – get – got – ghi – gnu – god – gun – gur – her – het – hex – hie – hin – hit – hod – hog – hoi – hot – hue – hug – huh – hui – hun – ire – jet – jeu – jit – jog – jot – our – the – xix – nit – nix – nth – nun – nux – ode – oho – ohu – ore – ort – oud – red – reg – ret – rod – rot – rue – rug – run – dhu – und – ted – teg – tej – tho – tie – tin – tit – tix – tod – tog – tor – tot – tox – ugh – uni – urn – org – hox – niu – nug – nuh – nie – ogo – unt – oui – rin – rud – rio