New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for August 18, 2026
This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 498 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 WACKO and OUTFOXING
The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are FUN, OAG, CXT, and WIK.
WACKO is defined as a person who is mentally unstable or eccentric. It is also defined as something bizarre, absurd, or crazy.
OUTFOXING is defined as defeating or outwitting someone through cunning or cleverness. It is also defined as getting the better of someone by being more intelligent or strategic.
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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 WACKO and OUTFOXING in just two words. I dare you!
The following are the 16-letter words.
autointoxication
The following are the 14-letter words.
autointoxicant – autotoxication
The following are the 12-letter words.
citification – intoxicating – intoxication – notification – tonification – toxification
The following are the 11-letter words.
incantation
The following are the 10-letter words.
cautioning – containing – incitation – initiating – initiation – intonating – intonation – intoxicant – outwaiting – titanation
The following are the 9-letter words.
anointing – antitoxin – antitoxic – autotoxin – autotoxic – catatonia – catatonic – fatiguing – financing – inanition – incanting – incaution – intuiting – intuition – nicotiana – nicotinic – outfacing – outfoxing – wantoning – faciation – titanitic
The following are the 8-letter words.
antitank – awaiting – cationic – citation – conation – fainting – fixating – fixation – igniting – ignition – inciting – intoning – katakana – kawakawa – nicknack – knockout – knouting – koinonia – natation – nontoxic – notating – notation – noticing – ototoxic – tainting – taxation – ticktock – tokotoko – tonguing – toxicant – tucotuco – tukutuku – twanging – nonionic – aconitia – aconitic – acuating – acuation – awanting – citating – nicotian – nointing – oiticica – titanian – wantaing
The following are the 7-letter words.
anionic – atoning – canonic – canting – cantata – cantina – caution – coifing – coining – coition – contain – cowtown – fanatic – fanging – fawning – fontina – gifting – guanaco – kaifong – knifing – kokowai – notitia – outwait – tanging – tinging – tinting – titanic – tonging – touting – tuition – wafting – waiting – wanting – wonting – aionian – augitic – autoing – ginging – notatin – oficina – oncotic – titwank
The following are the 6-letter words.
initio – acacia – angina – anoint – anoxia – anoxic – anting – ataxia – ataxic – atonic – awning – cancan – caning – canton – catgut – cation – citing – coning – coxing – cutout – facing – fating – faxing – fifing – fining – finito – fitout – fixing – foxing – gingko – gitana – gitano – guaiac – guanxi – iconic – iguana – incant – intuit – kaftan – caftan – kainic – kanaka – katana – kokako – kowtow – naiant – natant – nation – niacin – nixing – noting – notion – ocicat – outing – outfit – outfox – owning – taxing – tignon – toning – toting – toucan – tucuxi – tuktuk – waiata – waning – wanton – waxing – wonton – acacin – acinic – aconic – afaint – nautic – nonoic – tautit
The following are the 5-letter words.
acing – acini – ancon – anion – antic – auxin – await – axing – axion – canon – canto – canti – coign – conic – couta – cuing – cutin – faint – facia – fatwa – finca – fitna – fixit – giant – guano – icing – inion – ionic – knack – knick – knock – knout – known – kofta – kutai – nakfa – nanto – natak – ninon – onion – ontic – otaku – kanat – tacan – tacit – tafia – taint – tangi – tanka – tania – tanto – taxon – tinto – titan – tonic – tonka – towai – toxic – toxin – twain – twang – twonk – wacko – wuxia – acock – afanc – afion – akoia – fonio – nanti – ninta – nigua – niton – noint – nonan – nonic – ownio – tawaf – titin – towno – tuina – wanta
The following are the 4-letter words.
acai – afto – anon – anti – fait – auto – axon – caca – cack – cant – town – coca – cock – coco – coif – coin – faut – conk – coni – coxa – cuck – fain – fang – faux – fawn – fiat – fink – fino – foci – font – gift – ging – gink – gnat – gnaw – guac – guan – guck – icon – inca – inti – into – toto – iota – ixia – kaka – kana – kata – kawa – knit – knot – know – koto – kuia – kuku – naif – nana – nang – nano – nick – nock – nong – noni – nota – nowt – oick – oink – okta – onto – otic – outa – oxic – tack – taco – taka – tang – tank – tant – tata – taua – taut – tawa – taxa – taxi – tian – tick – tifo – ting – tink – tint – titi – toco – toft – tong – tonk – tout – tuan – tuck – tutu – twoc – wack – waft – wawa – waif – wain – wait – waka – want – wonk – wont – cion – anta – antu – nain – naio – naka – nant – noia – noix – noug – nown – nawn – noxa – nonc – tita
The following are the 3-letter words.
ack – aft – ait – ana – ani – ant – auk – awn – gua – can – cat – caw – cig – con – cot – cow – cox – cui – cut – non – fan – fat – fax – fic – fig – fin – fit – fix – fou – fox – gig – gin – git – gut – ick – ink – ion – kai – koi – nai – nan – naw – xix – nit – nix – not – now – oca – oft – oka – cit – out – own – owt – tai – tan – tat – tau – taw – tax – tic – tig – tin – tit – tix – ton – tot – tow – tox – tug – tui – tut – tux – two – wan – wat – wax – won – wot – wok – wow – axi – nif – niu – nox – noi – oui