New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for May 27, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 589 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 ZAFTIG and GRUMBLE

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are ABG, FUL, IMZ, and TRE.

ZAFTIG is defined as having a full, rounded figure; pleasantly plump or curvaceous.

GRUMBLE is defined as to complain in a bad-tempered or discontented manner. It is also defined as to make a deep, rolling sound like distant thunder. It is also defined as a complaint or expression of discontent.

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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 ZAFTIG and GRUMBLE in just two words. I dare you!

The following are the 10-letter words.

tamburitza

The following are the 9-letter words.

tuatarium – tumblebug – melituria

The following are the 8-letter words.

afebrile – airframe – eligible – filariae – filarial – lifebelt – malarial – mataitai – matamata – tuataria – zarzuela – ambigram – augurial – leafmeal – marigram – murumuru – ramarama – ritualia

The following are the 7-letter words.

libitum – airlift – airmail – algebra – augural – beguile – bifilar – bramble – burglar – rigueur – falafel – felafel – felafal – fatigue – febrile – figleaf – figurae – figural – filaria – filibeg – grumble – gumleaf – legible – malaria – marital – membrum – ratafia – ratatat – talaria – tamarau – tambura – tuatara – tumbril – afzelia – aililiu – almemar – altumal – graegle – malefit – membral – murmelt – ribible

The following are the 6-letter words.

alarum – albeit – aralia – atlatl – azalea – belief – bemata – bigram – blazar – brubru – brutal – bumble – burble – burgle – burial – gratia – membra – emblem – female – fatale – fibril – figura – filial – frieze – gelati – girlie – gueuze – guitar – gurgle – lariat – leftie – legume – librae – marari – marble – marlie – matatu – mazuma – mealie – mumble – murmur – mutual – mutuel – ramble – ritual – rugrat – rumble – rutile – tamale – tamari – tarama – tarata – tibiae – tibial – titbit – tumble – turbit – umbrae – umbral – umlaut – zaftig – zambra – zeugma – amrita – brumal – farfel – embrue – mezuza – airleg – alalia – alible – bubele – elegit – framea – mairie – maumau – marara – marmem – matata – mazama – meatal – meuble – mezair – muriti – maruti – murlie – mutile – rafale – rambla – rameal – ramtil – ratama – riegel – rubral – tautit – tautie

The following are the 5-letter words.

afara – afrit – alarm – album – alibi – altar – amari – amaze – ambit – amble – amrit – arame – argil – argue – ariel – atilt – augur – aurae – aural – aurar – beaut – befit – begum – beige – beira – belie – bezel – bible – bilal – bilat – bilge – blame – blaze – blear – bleat – blitz – brail – braze – briar – bribe – brief – bruit – brume – bugle – built – burfi – butle – butut – email – fatal – femur – firie – frail – frame – friar – frita – fritz – fruit – gigue – glair – glaze – gleam – glebe – glial – glitz – graft – grail – graze – grief – grift – gruel – grume – guile – guilt – iambi – iftar – ileum – ileal – ilium – large – lazar – legit – lemur – libel – libra – liege – litie – mafia – malar – marae – maria – marge – matai – mauri – mazel – mbira – mural – grata – raita – ramal – malai – ruble – rural – tafia – targe – tatie – firma – tiara – tibia – title – tuile – umbel – umbra – uraei – urial – utile – zebra – afear – alala – alata – almug – belit – birze – gilia – maile – malae – mambu – maral – maril – marma – marua – mazar – mazut – mbila – mbube – melam – mugil – murgi – mutum – ratal – razai – riata – rumal – titar – titir

The following are the 4-letter words.

afar – alar – alma – aria – aril – arum – fait – aura – beam – bear – beat – beau – belt – bema – bibi – biri – bile – birl – blam – blat – bleb – brae – brat – brig – brut – bumf – burb – burg – burl – lait – faut – bleu – earl – efit – fail – fair – fale – fame – farl – farm – faze – fear – feat – felt – feme – fiat – fief – fife – file – film – firm – frae – frat – frig – frit – frug – gear – gelt – geum – gibe – gift – gilt – girl – glam – glia – glib – gram – grig – grit – grub – guar – guru – iamb – ilea – ilia – alia – irie – ital – alai – lair – lama – lamb – lame – lari – lati – laze – leaf – leal – leat – left – liar – lief – lieu – life – lift – lilt – lira – mail – mala – male – mali – malm – malt – mama – mara – marg – marl – marm – maze – meal – meat – mela – melt – meme – meze – muru – muti – raft – rail – rale – rara – rata – raze – rial – riel – riem – rife – rift – rile – ritz – rube – urbe – tael – tail – tala – tale – tali – tame – tara – tata – taua – taut – tief – tile – tilt – titi – tzar – tube – turf – tutu – urge – zari – zeal – zebu – alif – auge – frum – larf – maft – maum – maza – meil – mele – meum – mura – muta – rame – rati – ratu – raif – rief – ruru – tita

The following are the 3-letter words.

aft – ail – air – ait – alb – ale – alt – arb – arf – arm – gua – beg – bel – bib – big – bit – bra – bub – bug – bum – bur – but – lai – ear – eat – eft – elm – emu – fam – far – fat – fem – feu – fez – fib – fie – fig – fir – fit – geg – gel – gem – gib – gie – gig – git – gub – gum – gur – gut – mai – lam – lar – lat – lea – leg – lei – leu – lez – lib – lie – lig – lit – mam – mar – mat – mea – meg – mug – mum – rai – ram – rat – ria – rib – rig – rua – rub – rue – rug – rum – rut – tae – tai – tal – tam – tar – tat – tau – tie – tig – tit – tub – tug – tui – tum – tur – tut – ube – ubi – ume – umu – aie – aum – fae – mel – meu – mui – ral – urb – zef