New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for June 28, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1748 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 NITPICKER and REFINISHED

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are FTD, CRS, KHI, and EPN.

NITPICKER is defined as a person who finds fault with minor or trivial details. It is also defined as someone who engages in nitpicking, focusing on small imperfections rather than major issues.

REFINISHED is defined as having been given a new surface finish or coating, as on furniture or flooring. It is also defined as restored to a finished state after repair or restoration work.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 35 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.

FETCHES and SPRINKED
FETICHES and SPRINKED
FISHSTICKS and SPRINTED
FISHSTICKS and SPRINKED
FITCHES and SPRINKED
NITPICKER and REFRESHED
PICKETER and REFINISHED
PIEFINCHES and STICKERED
PINCHFISTED and DERISK
PINCHFISTED and DERISKS
PINCHFISTED and DERISKED
PINCHFISTED and DICKER
PINCHFISTED and DICKERED
PINCHFISTED and DICKERER
PINCHFISTED and DIRK
PINCHFISTED and DIRKS
PINCHFISTED and DRECK
PINCHFISTED and DREK
PINCHFISTED and DRINK
PINCHFISTED and DRINKS
PINCHFISTED and DRINKER
PINFIRES and SKETCHED
PINFISHES and STICKERED
PREFETCHED and DEINKS
PREFETCHED and DINKS
PREFETCHED and DRINKS
PREFETCHES and SNICKED
PREFETCHES and SNICKERED
PREFETCHES and SPRINKED
PREFINISHED and DIPSTICK
PREFINISHED and DIPSTICKS
REFETCHES and SPRINKED
REFINISHED and DIPSTICK
REFINISHED and DIPSTICKS
TECHNIFIES and SPRINKED

The following are the 13-letter words.

disinterested – insincerities – reinterpreted

The following are the 12-letter words.

derestricted – diphtheritic – disinherited – insecticides – redistricted – reinterprets – picnickeries – prestretches – prestretched – reinspirited – technicities

The following are the 11-letter words.

decertifies – decertified – derestricts – directrices – disinfected – disinfested – disinherits – disinterest – ethnicities – firefinches – insecticide – interdicted – interethnic – interpreted – interpreter – knifefishes – precipitins – redistricts – reinterpret – spinsterish – spiritistic – stretchered – technicists – hereditists – pinchfisted – predefinite – prefinished – recertifies – recertified – reinherited – reinspirits – richterites – seriticised – sericteries

The following are the 10-letter words.

checksides – deciphered – decipherer – derestrict – dipterists – directrice – disinfects – disinfests – disinherit – dispirited – districted – esterifies – esterified – eternities – firefishes – firesticks – fishsticks – indefinite – indistinct – infinities – inspirited – interdicts – interested – interferes – interfered – interferer – interknits – internists – interprets – pitchsides – precipices – precipitin – predecided – prefetches – prefetched – preshrinks – preterites – printeries – redirected – redistrict – refinishes – refinished – reinfected – reinserted – restricted – ricketiest – spiritists – technicist – trickeries – tricksiest – tritheists – diphtheric – etherifies – etherified – ethnicists – hereditist – piefinches – prestretch – preterists – priderites – reciphered – redefected – refinisher – reindicted – reinfested – reinherits – reinsisted – reinspires – reinspired – reinspirit – resinifies – resinified – respirited – restitches – restitched – retinkered – rheidities – richterite – technicise – technified – technifies

The following are the 9-letter words.

certified – certifies – certifier – checkside – checkered – cherishes – cherished – chestiest – destinies – dipsticks – dipterist – disinfect – disinfest – dispirits – districts – ditheists – editrices – eternises – eternised – etherises – etherised – feistiest – fideistic – finitists – firefinch – firestick – fisheries – fishstick – icefishes – icefished – inherited – insincere – inspirits – instincts – interdict – interests – interfere – interknit – internist – interpret – intrinsic – knickered – knifefish – nitpicked – nitpicker – nitrifies – nitrified – picnicked – picnicker – pietistic – piripiris – pitchside – precincts – precipice – predicted – predrinks – preshrink – preterite – preterits – pretested – receipted – rechecked – rectifier – rectifies – rectified – rectrices – redirects – refreshes – refreshed – refresher – reinfects – reinserts – restricts – retinitis – ricketier – sericitic – setpieces – sideritic – sidetrips – sincerest – snickered – spiderish – spiritist – sternites – stickpins – stirfried – stirfries – stretches – stretched – stretcher – strictest – stripiest – tectrices – testifies – testified – testifier – tindishes – trickster – tricksier – trinities – trisected – tritheist – citrinins – diptheric – etherists – etheriser – ethnicist – firesider – nitrifier – pinfishes – predicter – prehnites – preterist – priceites – priderite – priestish – redecides – redecided – redefects – redeifies – redeified – redesires – redesired – refetches – refetched – reincites – reincited – reindicts – reinfests – reinherit – reinsists – reinspire – reinterns – resinites – respheres – resphered – respirits – retinites – retricked – ricketish – rinksides – stickered

The following are the 8-letter words.

esthetes – esthetic – chestier – cideries – ciphered – cisterns – citified – citifies – decipher – defected – deficits – definite – deicides – derisked – derpiest – deserted – desertic – deserter – desisted – despises – despised – despiser – destrier – detected – detested – detester – dieresis – dickered – dickerer – dietetic – dipstick – directed – dirtiest – disinter – dispirit – distichs – distinct – district – ditheist – dithered – ditherer – ditsiest – edifices – editrice – eternise – etherise – feistier – festered – fetiches – feticide – fetishes – fideists – fieriest – finishes – finished – finisher – finitist – firefish – fireside – freshest – freshets – friskets – heresies – incipits – indicted – indicter – indirect – infected – infested – infinite – inherits – inserted – inserter – insisted – inspires – inspired – inspirer – inspirit – instinct – interest – kernites – niceties – nichered – nickered – nidifies – nidified – niteries – nitpicks – nitrides – nitrided – nitrites – picketed – picketer – picknies – pieciest – pierises – pietists – piripiri – precedes – preceded – precinct – precises – precised – predicts – predrink – prefects – prefetch – presides – presided – preterit – pretests – priciest – prickets – priested – principi – receipts – rechecks – redirect – refinish – reinfect – reinsert – resected – resisted – resister – respires – respired – respites – respited – restrict – retested – riptides – sericite – setpiece – shrieked – shrieker – shrinker – sidespin – siderite – sidetrip – sincerer – sinister – sintered – sketches – sketched – sketcher – snickets – snitches – snitched – spiciest – spidered – spinster – spiniest – spiriest – spirited – spreites – sprinted – sprinter – sternite – stickpin – stipites – stitches – stitched – stitcher – stricter – stripier – tektites – testiest – tethered – theistic – threshes – threshed – thresher – ticketed – tinkered – tinkerer – tinsnips – tipsiest – trinkets – trisects – diereses – spiedies – esthesic – esthesis – citrinin – etherist – fitsides – infecter – nicefies – nicefied – nithered – piefinch – pierinch – pincered – pinfires – preceder – preceses – precipit – precited – preferer – prefires – prefired – prehnite – presider – priceite – priseres – pritches – pteridin – pterises – recipher – redecide – redecked – redefect – redesire – redsides – refected – reincite – reindict – reinfest – reinsist – reintern – resinite – resphere – respirer – respirit – restitch – retinite – retinker – retricks – rhesises – ricketed – ricketic – rinkside – sericins – sprinked

The following are the 7-letter words.

esthete – cecitis – ceresin – ceteris – checked – checker – cherish – chested – cicheti – cinches – cinched – cistern – citrins – deceits – decides – decided – decider – defects – deficit – deicide – deictic – deifies – deified – deinked – deistic – deities – derides – derided – derider – derisks – dernier – dernies – derpier – deserts – desires – desired – desists – despise – despite – detects – detests – diciest – directs – dirtier – dirties – dirtied – distich – ditches – ditched – ditcher – ditsier – drinker – edifice – edifies – edified – eidetic – erected – eristic – etheric – feinted – fetches – fetched – fetcher – fideist – fierier – finches – fintech – fitches – fitched – fresher – freshet – frisked – frisker – frisket – heinies – heisted – heretic – icefish – icteric – incipit – incises – incised – incites – incited – inciter – indices – indicts – indites – indited – infects – infests – inheres – inhered – inherit – insects – inserts – insides – insider – insipid – insists – inspire – inteins – interns – keirins – keister – kernite – ketches – knicker – knishes – niceish – niterie – nitpick – nitride – nitrite – pickets – piecier – pierids – pietist – pieties – pinches – pinched – pincher – pinkest – pitches – pitched – pitcher – precede – precise – predict – prefect – presets – preside – pretest – pricier – pricked – pricker – pricket – priests – princes – prinked – printed – printer – recedes – receded – receipt – recheck – recites – recited – reciter – refresh – refried – reifies – reified – reinter – resects – resides – resided – resists – resites – resited – respire – respite – retches – retched – retests – retires – retired – retirer – retries – retried – richest – rickets – riptide – secedes – seceded – seceder – seiches – seisins – sestets – sherifs – shrieks – shrinks – shticks – sickest – sincere – sitches – snicked – snicker – snicket – spheres – sphered – spheric – spicier – spinier – spirier – spirits – spiriti – spirted – spreite – sprints – sprites – decisis – sticker – stinker – stinted – stretch – strides – strider – technic – tektite – teretes – testier – theists – therein – tickets – tidiest – tindish – tiniest – tipster – tipsier – titches – tricked – tricker – trinket – trisect – tritest – tsetses – cithern – pipiest – spiedie – spriest – deciser – etherin – feckets – ideists – ketides – piceins – pindher – pinfire – pinfish – pinites – pintide – pintids – piprick – pirnies – precips – prefets – prefire – prinker – prisere – pterins – receder – redecks – redside – refects – refetch – refinds – refires – refired – refries – reirded – reknits – resider – resinic – resinks – respins – retrick – ridered – sericin – serifed – serific – sideric – sprinks – sternie – stickes – sticked – sticket

The following are the 6-letter words.

cerise – certes – checks – cheder – cherts – chesed – chests – cinder – cipher – citric – citrin – cities – deceit – decide – decked – defect – defies – defied – defier – deicer – deific – deinks – deists – deride – derisk – desert – desire – desist – detect – detest – dicier – dicker – diesis – dieses – dieted – dieter – dinked – dinted – direst – direct – dishes – dished – dither – dreich – driech – driest – drinks – edicts – edited – either – erects – esprit – espies – espied – etches – etched – etcher – ethnic – etrier – fecked – feints – fester – fetich – fetish – fiches – finder – finish – finite – finked – firies – firths – fishes – fished – fisher – fisked – fisted – fistic – fitche – frisks – frites – friths – hectic – heifer – heinie – heists – herded – herder – herein – iciest – incest – inches – inched – incise – incite – indict – indies – indite – indris – infect – infest – inhere – insect – insert – insets – inside – insist – intein – intern – irises – irised – iritis – iritic – itches – itched – kecked – keirin – kerfed – knicks – knifes – knifed – knifer – krises – nicest – nicish – niches – niched – nicher – nicked – nicker – nieces – ninths – niseis – nitric – picked – picker – picket – picnic – pieces – pieced – piecer – pierid – pieris – pincer – pinker – pinked – pipits – pisher – pistes – pithed – pities – pitied – precis – prefer – preset – prices – priced – pricer – pricks – prides – prided – priest – prince – prinks – prints – prises – prised – recede – recite – recked – refits – resect – resets – reside – resins – resist – resits – resite – rested – retest – reties – retied – retire – richer – riches – ricked – rinded – rinses – rinsed – rinser – risked – secede – seiche – seisin – seises – seised – series – serifs – serins – seshes – sestet – sherif – sherds – shreds – shriek – shrink – shtick – sicked – sicker – sinker – sinter – sister – skeins – sketch – snicks – snides – snided – snitch – sphere – spices – spiced – spides – spider – spires – spired – spirit – spirts – spites – spited – sprint – sprits – sprite – steins – steres – steric – sterns – sticks – stinks – stints – stirks – stitch – strict – stride – strife – strips – terete – tested – tester – testes – testis – tether – tetris – theist – thesis – theses – thesps – thresh – thrice – thrips – ticked – ticker – ticket – tidier – tidies – tidied – tiefed – tiered – tinder – tinked – tinker – tinted – tinter – tinier – tinies – tirths – tiches – tithes – tithed – titres – tricks – trifid – trefid – triter – tsetse – citied – disked – pipier – refies – refied – skries – skried – sprier – chedis – cither – fecker – fecket – ficket – hesked – ideist – ketide – nither – estrin – pincie – picein – pietic – pinces – pinche – pinded – pinder – pinite – pintid – pipids – pirnie – pistic – pitier – preses – preces – precip – prefet – prekes – prests – pritch – pterin – pteris – recits – redeck – redifs – redips – refect – refind – refire – reirds – reises – reknit – resink – respin – rester – retins – retips – rheids – rhesis – rhetic – ricker – ricket – rinder – ripier – risker – risted – rithes – sprink – sticke – tither

The following are the 5-letter words.

frise – fides – cedes – ceded – cedis – ceres – certs – cesti – pieds – check – heder – chefs – chert – chest – cider – cinch – cists – cites – cited – decks – defer – deink – deist – dekes – deked – desis – desks – deter – recti – dices – diced – dicer – dicks – didis – didst – diets – dinks – dints – direr – dirks – disks – ditch – dreck – dried – drink – drips – drier – dries – edict – edits – efits – eider – erect – esker – ester – ether – feces – fecks – feint – ferns – fests – fetch – fetes – feted – fetid – fiche – fiefs – fieri – fifes – fifed – fifer – finch – finds – finis – finks – fires – fired – firer – firie – firni – firth – fisks – fists – fitch – fresh – frets – fried – frisk – frits – frite – frith – fries – frier – stick – heist – herds – herps – hests – knife – icier – indie – indri – infer – inked – inker – inset – inter – intis – irked – kecks – kefir – kerfs – kerns – ketch – ketes – knick – knish – knits – nicer – niche – nicks – nides – niece – ninth – nisei – nisin – nites – nitid – nitre – niter – riche – piert – picks – piece – pinch – pinks – pints – pipis – pipit – pirks – piste – pitch – piths – price – prick – pride – prink – print – prise – pries – pried – piets – recks – redes – reded – redid – refer – refit – reins – reset – resin – resit – rests – retch – retie – rices – riced – ricer – ricin – ricks – rides – rider – ridic – rinds – rinks – rinse – rises – riser – risks – rites – sects – seifs – seise – seres – serfs – serif – serin – seths – sheds – sherd – shred – sices – sicks – sides – sided – since – sinks – sires – sired – sitch – sites – sited – skeds – skein – snick – snide – snips – snits – spice – spick – spide – spins – spire – spirt – spits – spite – sprit – spies – spied – stein – stere – stern – stets – stink – stint – stirk – strip – sties – stied – techs – teins – tipis – teres – terns – tests – tetri – their – there – these – thesp – thrip – ticks – tides – tided – tiefs – tinks – tints – tires – tired – tirth – titch – tithe – titis – titre – titer – treks – trice – trick – tried – trier – trips – trite – tries – ceric – chedi – citer – niced – pince – pinds – pipid – pirns – preke – prest – prier – ptish – rince – recit – recte – redif – redip – reist – refed – reifs – reird – retin – retip – rheid – risps – rists – rithe – seter – sinsi – serir – sider – snied – titir – titin

The following are the 4-letter words.

rith – fide – cede – cedi – cere – cert – chef – shek – cire – cist – cite – deck – deid – deke – dere – derp – herp – desh – desi – desk – dice – dick – didi – dies – died – diet – dins – sich – dink – dint – dips – dire – dirk – dirt – disk – dish – dits – drek – drip – echt – edit – efit – eish – ekes – eked – erfs – erks – eses – etch – eths – edhs – etic – feck – feds – feis – fern – fest – fete – fids – fief – fife – fins – find – fink – fire – firn – fisk – fish – fist – fits – fret – frit – hehe – heck – heir – herd – here – hest – hets – ices – iced – ides – inch – inks – inti – ipse – irie – iris – irks – ists – itch – keck – keds – kerf – kern – kesh – kets – kete – knit – kris – nice – nick – nide – nidi – nips – nisi – nits – nite – pris – pice – pick – pies – pied – pier – pins – pink – pint – pips – pipi – pirk – pise – pish – pits – pith – psis – piet – etre – reck – reds – rede – refs – rein – rest – rets – rete – rice – rich – rick – rids – ride – rife – rind – rink – rips – rise – risk – rite – sere – sect – seis – seif – serf – sesh – sets – seth – shes – shed – sice – sick – side – sins – sink – sips – sire – sits – site – sked – snip – snit – spin – spit – stet – stir – tsps – tech – teds – tein – tipi – tern – test – tete – tick – tide – ties – tied – tief – tier – tins – tink – tint – tips – tire – tits – tich – titi – trek – tres – tret – trip – tris – eide – refi – hsps – icer – nief – nifs – nife – nind – pinc – pind – pirn – pret – psht – reif – rief – reis – rhes – rins – risp – resp – rist – sids – tite

The following are the 3-letter words.

fer – cis – def – der – did – die – din – dip – dis – dit – eke – ere – erf – erk – ese – est – eth – edh – fed – feh – fic – fid – fie – fin – fir – fit – hes – her – het – ice – ick – ids – ide – ifs – ins – ink – ire – irk – ish – ist – its – ked – kes – ket – kef – the – nip – nit – nth – cit – pis – pic – pie – pin – pip – pir – pit – pre – psi – rec – red – ref – ret – res – rid – rip – ses – sec – sei – set – she – sic – sin – sip – sir – sis – sit – tch – tec – ted – tic – tie – tin – tip – tit – tns – tsk – tsp – hsp – nif – nis – nie – rhe – rin – sid