New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for August 10, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1707 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 SPOTLIGHT and TWERK

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are LRG, PET, OIW, and SHK.

SPOTLIGHT is defined as a bright light used to illuminate a particular person or object on stage or in performance. It is also defined as public attention or prominence focused on a particular person, event, or issue. It is also defined as to direct attention or focus toward something or someone.

TWERK is defined as to dance by rhythmically shaking and moving the hips and buttocks in a rapid manner. It is also defined as to manipulate or adjust something in a clumsy or ineffective way.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 8 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.

KREWES and SPOTLIGHT
KREWES and SPOTLIGHTS
KREWES and STOPLIGHT
KREWES and STOPLIGHTS
LIGHTWEIGHTS and SPORK
PHILOLOGIST and TWERK
PHOTOGEOLOGIST and TWERK
STOPLIGHT and TWERK

The following are the 18-letter words.

photolithotrophies

The following are the 16-letter words.

philosophistries

The following are the 15-letter words.

photogeologists – photolithotroph – protistologists

The following are the 14-letter words.

philosophisers – photogeologist – photoresistors – protistologist

The following are the 13-letter words.

oligotrophies – philosophises – philosophiser – philosophists – photopheresis – photophoresis – photoresistor – photorespires – pleistoseists – trophospheres

The following are the 12-letter words.

histologists – lightweights – oligopolists – philologists – philologises – philosophers – philosophise – philosophies – photoresists – photospheres – photostories – sprightliest – theosophists – whistlestops – geohistories – otherwhither – philosophist – photophilies – photorespire – pleistoseist – plerophories – proseologies – rigorosities – seripositors – trophosphere

The following are the 11-letter words.

histologist – horologists – hostilities – lightweight – lithosphere – lophophores – oligopolies – oligopolist – philologist – philologise – philosopher – photophores – photoresist – photosphere – prophesiers – rheologists – serologists – sophistries – sporophores – sprightlier – striplights – theologises – theologists – theosophers – theosophist – topologists – troposphere – whistlestop – orthophotos – otherwheres – philologers – philosophes – phosphorise – posologists – posthitises – protologies – protospores – prototheres – rheophilies – seripositor – tropologise

The following are the 10-letter words.

geologists – geologises – geospheres – ghostliest – heightists – herstories – highlights – horologers – horologist – horsewhips – isotropies – kilolitres – kriegspiel – logophiles – lophophore – orthotists – otherwhere – otologists – photolitho – photophore – phototroph – pistoleros – priestlike – prophesies – prophesier – prosthesis – prostheses – registries – rheologist – serologist – solipsists – sororities – spiritists – sporophore – spotlights – stokeholes – stoplights – striplight – theologise – theologies – theologist – theorisers – theosopher – thirstiest – topologies – topologist – tritheists – weightiest – geotropies – historists – legerities – oleosities – oligoleges – oligotroph – olistolith – orologists – orthophoto – philologer – philosophe – photophile – photopiles – photopsies – pistoliers – polologies – portlights – posologist – prologists – prophesise – proseities – protoplots – protospore – protothere – prototroph – rheophiles – rheophores – roselights

The following are the 9-letter words.

elsewhere – erstwhile – geologist – geologise – geosphere – ghostlike – ghostlier – girthiest – heightist – heliports – highlight – highrises – histories – histosols – horologes – horologer – horselike – horsewhip – isotheres – isotopies – kilolitre – likeliest – lithosols – logophile – orthotist – otherises – otologist – phosphors – pierogies – piripiris – pistolero – plotholes – popstrels – portholes – portieres – portliest – potholers – proposers – prothesis – protheses – resistors – restorers – rightists – rigorists – serositis – solipsist – sortilege – spiritist – sportiest – spotlight – stokehole – stoplight – stoplists – stripiest – theorists – theorises – theoriser – thirstier – thitherto – throstles – trilogies – tritheist – weightier – whistlers – wrestlers – pipistrel – toplights – geologers – historist – historise – oligolege – orologist – philosoph – phlogosis – phlogoses – photolith – photophil – photopile – pikipikis – pilotries – pistolers – pistolier – politists – porkeries – poroporos – portlight – posthitis – postholes – prologist – prologise – protolith – protoplot – respheres – respirers – respirits – restrikes – reweights – rheophile – rheophore – riroriros – roselight

The following are the 8-letter words.

egotists – eighties – elegists – elegises – elitists – erewhile – girthier – gorsiest – heliport – heresies – heritors – highrise – hightops – rosehips – histosol – hitherto – hitlists – horologe – horsiest – hotlists – hotspots – isothere – kestrels – kilikiti – lighties – likelier – lithosol – logpiles – lopolith – ologists – olorosos – orthosis – orthoses – hostlers – otherise – philtres – phosphor – phthisis – pieholes – pierises – pirogies – pightles – pigsties – pikopiko – piripiri – pisolith – pistoles – pithiest – pitstops – plothole – polities – popstrel – porkpies – porkiest – porthole – portiere – portlier – potholes – potholer – potreros – prestige – propolis – proposes – proposer – prosiest – protists – regolith – relights – religoes – resistor – respires – restores – restorer – rightist – righties – rigorist – rortiest – roselike – silklike – silkiest – siltiest – sleights – slithers – sophists – soporose – spielers – spikiest – spiriest – sportier – stoplist – strewers – strigils – strigose – strikers – stripier – strokers – strophes – theorist – theorise – theories – thirties – thistles – throstle – tipsiest – titlists – tokotoko – trestles – trophies – weighers – whiplike – whistles – whistler – wrestles – wrestler – presorts – toplight – whosises – esthesis – gelisols – geologer – hogsties – kirklike – opisthes – orthesis – ortheses – osophies – phlorols – phoresis – pikipiki – pistoler – plerosis – pleroses – poesises – politist – politise – poroporo – posthole – postlike – priseres – proports – prosists – prosties – protolog – protopop – psilosis – psiloses – psorosis – psoroses – rhegosol – regosols – resights – resitols – resphere – respirer – respirit – restrike – reweight – rewhelps – rhesises – riroriro – roseries – storiers – tropises – tropists – wholists

The following are the 7-letter words.

egotise – egotist – elegist – elegise – elegies – elitist – esports – gigolos – gophers – gorsier – goriest – gweilos – gipsies – heights – heritor – highest – hightop – rosehip – highres – hirples – hitlist – hogties – hokiest – holists – holiest – horsier – hosiers – hosties – hostile – hotlist – hotspot – ileitis – isohels – kelpies – kestrel – kewlest – kewpies – kiekies – kieries – kilties – kipsies – kirtles – koreros – lilties – liplike – lithest – lithoes – logpile – logiest – lorises – loeries – ologies – ologist – oloroso – hostler – ostlers – otolith – philtre – photoes – photogs – piehole – pierogi – pightle – pistils – pistols – pistole – pithier – pitstop – plights – pokiest – popsies – porkers – porkpie – porkier – porkies – posiest – posties – postils – pothers – pothole – potrero – prestos – priests – prolegs – propose – prosers – prosier – protist – rehires – relight – religos – relists – resiles – resists – resoles – resorts – respire – restore – reweigh – ripstop – ropiest – rortier – rosiest – selkies – silkies – silkier – siltier – sleight – slights – slither – sophist – sorosis – soroses – sorties – spheres – spieler – spigots – spikier – spirier – spirits – spiriti – spotlit – stogies – stokers – storers – stories – strewer – strewth – strigil – strikes – striker – strokes – stroker – strophe – torsels – theists – thirsts – thistle – thither – tipsier – titlist – toreros – torties – totiest – trestle – trilith – triples – tripoli – tsotsis – weigher – weights – westies – whistle – whither – wrestle – wrights – writhes – spirito – pipiest – presort – spriest – whosits – egilops – elegits – gelisol – legists – ogogoro – opisthe – orthose – ostrogs – phlorol – photies – pilotis – pitiers – poloses – popists – porosis – poroses – posoles – potsies – prisere – prokers – prophos – proport – prosist – prostie – regests – regosol – reliers – resight – resitol – respoke – rewhelp – riegels – ristles – rosists – rotolos – storier – theoros – tithers – tropist – wholist – whortle

The following are the 6-letter words.

propre – egests – eights – eighth – either – eolith – esport – esprit – espies – estops – ghosts – gigolo – gigots – gopher – gorses – gorier – gweilo – height – heists – helots – heroes – hewers – higher – hikers – hiphop – hirers – hirple – hithes – hither – hogtie – hokier – holist – holier – holies – horses – horsts – hosels – hosers – hosier – hostie – irises – iritis – irokos – isohel – kelpie – kewler – kewpie – kiekie – kierie – kiltie – kipsie – kirtle – kitkes – kliegs – korero – krewes – krises – lieges – ligers – lights – lities – lilies – lisles – lither – lithos – litres – logier – lories – losels – losers – loerie – oligos – oriels – osiers – ostler – oswego – others – otitis – photos – photog – pieris – pirogi – pikers – pilose – pilots – pipits – pistil – pistol – pithos – pitots – pities – pliers – plight – pogoes – pokers – pokies – pokier – polers – poleis – popsie – porker – porose – posers – posier – posits – postie – postil – posies – pother – presto – priest – prises – proles – proleg – proses – proser – prosit – rehire – religo – relist – reloes – relies – resile – resist – resits – resole – resort – restos – rights – righto – rigors – risers – rogers – ropier – rosier – rotors – seises – selkie – silkie – series – sewers – sieges – sights – sigils – siloes – sleigh – slight – soloes – sorest – sorels – sortie – sphere – spiels – spigot – spikes – spiles – spilth – spires – spirit – spirts – splits – spokes – spores – sports – sprigs – sprits – sprogs – stiles – stilts – stogie – stokes – stoker – stoles – stores – storer – strews – strike – strips – stroke – strops – torsel – theirs – theist – thesis – theses – thesps – thirst – tholes – tholos – thorps – thrips – throes – tigers – tights – tilers – tithes – titles – titres – tokers – torero – torpor – torses – torsos – tortie – tother – totier – triers – trikes – triple – tripos – tsotsi – tsores – twerps – weight – westie – whelps – whiles – whilst – wholes – wrests – wright – wrists – writhe – wriest – pipier – sprier – whosis – whosit – eolist – elegit – legist – likers – oekist – ohelos – okoles – opihis – opries – opsits – ostrog – otosis – otoses – photie – pigsie – pikels – pilers – piloti – pitier – pitsos – plores – poesis – pogies – popist – porers – portie – posole – potros – potsie – preses – prekes – prests – prokes – proker – propho – propos – regest – regies – reises – relier – rerigs – resews – reslew – resols – rhesis – riegel – rigols – ripier – ristle – rithes – rokers – roleos – rosist – rotolo – serirs – sposos – theors – tither – thithi – tithis – tropis – tropos

The following are the 5-letter words.

kists – egest – eight – estop – ewers – origo – ghost – gigot – gilts – giros – girts – girth – gists – goers – goest – gopik – goris – gores – gorse – gokes – heigh – heirs – heist – helot – helps – herps – hests – hewer – hight – hikes – hiker – hilts – hires – hirer – hithe – hoers – hokes – holes – holos – holts – horse – horst – hoses – hosel – hoser – hosts – iroko – isles – istle – kelps – kelts – kiers – kilig – kilos – kilts – kitke – klieg – koels – kolos – koris – kotos – krewe – leger – legit – lehrs – leses – lesos – liege – liger – light – litie – likes – lilos – lilts – lises – lisle – lisps – lists – lithe – litho – litre – loges – logos – lores – loris – loses – losel – loser – store – okies – oligo – oriel – osier – other – piert – phots – photo – piers – pikes – piker – piles – pilei – pilot – pipis – pipit – pirog – pitot – plews – plies – plops – plots – pogos – pokes – poker – pokie – poles – poler – polis – popos – pores – ports – poses – poser – posit – posts – prigs – prise – progs – prole – props – prose – prost – pries – regos – reiki – relit – relos – resit – rests – resto – riels – right – rigor – riles – rises – riser – roger – rokos – roles – rorts – roses – rosti – rotis – rotor – tiger – segos – seise – seres – sewer – siege – sight – sigil – sikes – silos – silts – sires – slews – slips – slits – sloes – slogs – slops – slots – sloth – sokes – soles – solei – solos – sopor – sorer – sores – sorel – sorts – sotol – spoke – spiel – spike – spile – spilt – spire – spirt – spits – split – spore – spork – sport – spots – sprig – sprit – sprog – spies – stole – stile – stilt – stirs – stirk – stogs – stoke – stops – stork – stots – strew – strip – strop – sties – tipis – those – their – there – these – thesp – thews – thigh – thole – thorp – thots – threw – thrip – throe – tiers – tight – tikis – tiles – tiler – tilts – tilth – tires – tirth – tithe – titis – title – titre – tokes – toker – tophi – topis – topos – tores – torse – torso – torsi – torts – trews – trier – trigs – trike – trips – trogs – trots – troth – tries – twerk – twerp – tikes – tiros – weigh – weirs – welts – whelk – whelp – where – while – whips – whirs – whist – whits – whole – whops – whose – whoso – whies – wrest – wrist – writs – wroth – wrier – leges – oleos – pilis – esrog – hogoh – hogos – hotis – liker – lokes – lolos – ohelo – okole – opihi – opsit – phies – pikel – piler – pitso – pligs – plips – plore – polos – polts – porer – pokit – porth – posol – potro – preke – prest – proke – proso – prier – reist – regot – regie – rerig – resew – resol – rigol – risps – rists – rithe – rorie – roers – rokes – roker – roleo – rosit – rosps – rotos – serir – sposo – titir – theor – tithi – tropo

The following are the 4-letter words.

were – rith – kist – herp – trop – egos – ekes – else – ipso – erst – eses – ewes – ewer – gegs – gels – gelt – geos – ghis – gies – gigs – gilt – girt – giro – gist – gits – goes – goer – gogo – gori – gore – gorp – goth – goke – hehe – heir – help – here – hero – hers – hest – hews – hies – high – hike – hilt – hili – hips – hire – hist – hits – hoes – hoer – hogs – hoho – hoke – hoki – hole – holo – hols – holt – hops – hors – hose – host – hots – toto – ipse – irie – iris – isle – ists – kegs – kelp – kelt – kero – kewl – kier – kilo – kilt – kips – kirk – kits – kith – klik – koel – kohl – kolo – kops – kopi – kore – kori – koro – koto – kris – legs – lehr – leis – leke – lest – leso – lies – ligs – like – lilo – lilt – lips – lire – lisp – list – lith – loth – logs – loge – logo – lols – lops – lore – lose – lost – lots – loti – lwei – okes – okie – ores – orts – pris – phew – phis – phos – phot – pies – pier – pigs – pike – piki – pile – pips – pipi – pirs – pirk – pise – pits – pith – plew – plie – plop – plot – pogo – poke – pols – pole – polo – pops – popo – pore – pork – port – pose – post – pots – prig – pros – prog – prop – psis – regs – rego – relo – rest – rhos – riel – rigs – rile – rips – rise – rose – roes – roko – role – rort – rots – roti – sere – sego – seis – sews – sigs – sigh – sike – silk – silo – silt – sips – sirs – sire – sits – slew – slip – slit – sloe – slog – slop – slot – sogo – soke – sols – sole – soli – solo – sops – sore – sori – sort – sots – spit – spot – stir – stog – stop – stot – tore – tsps – tipi – thew – this – thot – ties – tier – tigs – tiki – tile – tilt – tips – tire – tits – titi – toes – togs – togt – toke – tole – tops – topi – topo – tors – tori – toro – tort – tots – trek – tres – trig – trip – tris – trog – oeil – trot – tike – tiro – weir – welp – wels – welt – wero – wert – west – whew – whip – whir – whit – whop – writ – wrot – elhi – oleo – pili – pils – soph – thro – erws – hogo – hoti – lego – loke – lolo – ogis – ogos – oleh – opie – opis – orps – phit – pilk – pito – plek – plip – plig – poge – pogh – polt – poti – preg – pwes – reis – rews – rhes – risp – resp – rist – roer – roke – rosp – roto

The following are the 3-letter words.

ego – eke – els – elk – ere – erk – ese – est – ewe – geg – gel – geo – got – ghi – gis – gie – gig – git – gip – hes – her – hew – hie – hip – his – hit – hoe – hog – hok – hop – hot – ilk – ire – irk – ist – its – keg – kes – kip – kit – reo – kop – leg – lei – lek – les – lie – lig – lit – lip – lis – log – lol – lop – lor – lot – ltr – the – oer – oho – oke – ole – ops – ors – ore – ort – phi – pho – pis – pie – pig – pip – pir – pit – pls – pos – pol – pop – pot – pre – pro – psi – reg – res – rho – rig – rip – roe – rot – ses – sei – sew – sig – sip – sir – sis – sit – sos – soh – sol – sop – sot – tho – tie – tig – tik – tip – tit – toe – tog – top – tor – tot – wei – who – sel – kir – tsp – erw – ogi – ogo – opi – ork – orp – pog – poh – pwe – rew – rhe – rik