New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for August 27, 2026
This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 364 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 KEYPUNCH and HIJAB
The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are YCB, ENI, KJU, and PHA.
KEYPUNCH is defined as a machine that records data by punching holes in cards or paper tape according to keys pressed by an operator. It is also defined as to operate a keypunch machine or to input data using a keypunch device.
HIJAB is defined as a head covering worn by some Muslim women that covers the hair, neck, and sometimes shoulders. It is also defined as in broader Islamic usage, the concept of modesty and privacy in dress and behavior prescribed by Islamic tradition.
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In addition, the puzzle actually had 1 additional solution to do it in just two words. Below is a listing of the other way to solve the puzzle with just two answers.
KEYPUNCH and HIJABI
The following are the 9-letter words.
huckaback – hunchback – pickaback
The following are the 8-letter words.
abeyance – backache – buckbean – chickpea – keypunch – kickback – peachick – nunchuck – pikipiki – pipejack
The following are the 7-letter words.
babiche – buckeye – cupcake – ebauche – hibachi – icepick – ikebana – punjabi – uncheck – upchuck – puckaun – unpeace
The following are the 6-letter words.
acacia – achkan – akebia – aucuba – babacu – banana – banyan – beachy – bunchy – bunyip – cabana – cancan – chiack – chichi – chikan – chunky – eunuch – eyecup – hickey – hijabi – hijack – hunyak – ipecac – jacana – kabaka – kaikai – kanaka – kanban – kebaya – nayaka – nuance – nubuck – peachy – piupiu – punany – punchy – unpick – hijiki – akakia – akeake – keyaki – kiyaki – nayika – piache – pickey – pikake – pikaki – pupuna
The following are the 5-letter words.
abaca – aback – abaya – achey – backy – beach – beaky – bhuna – bicep – bicky – buchu – bunce – bunch – bunya – cache – caeca – cakey – check – chica – chick – chuck – chunk – cubeb – cubic – cueca – ebank – ebike – heuch – hijab – hunch – hunky – janky – kanji – kayak – keaki – kebab – kicky – knack – nance – peace – peach – peaky – pecan – pekan – pichi – picky – pikey – pubic – pucka – punch – punji – punky – unban – unhip – yajna – yechy – yeuch – yucky – babka – banky – chiba – cheba – jakey – kiaki – kikay – naice – najib – nunky – peake – pecia – pecky – picey – pikau – pekau – pekea – pucan – unkey
The following are the 4-letter words.
acai – ache – achy – aiya – ankh – baba – babe – babu – bach – back – bake – baik – banh – bank – baya – beak – bean – beau – beck – bibi – bice – bike – buck – bunk – caca – cack – ceca – cake – chib – chic – chip – chub – chup – cube – cuck – nach – each – epic – jibe – hehe – heck – hiba – hick – hike – hiya – huck – huia – hunk – hype – icky – jack – jake – jank – jean – kaka – kaki – kana – keck – kepi – kibe – kick – kype – nabe – nana – nunu – peak – pean – peau – pech – peck – peke – pica – pice – pick – pika – pike – piki – pipe – pipy – pipi – pube – puce – puck – puna – punk – puny – ubac – uhuh – chun – yack – yank – yean – yech – yike – yuan – yuca – yuck – cepe – chia – yipe – abac – abey – abiu – abuy – beun – buba – bucu – hipe – nabk – naib – nace – naik – naka – nunk – peba – piai – peai – pian – pupu – puya – yaya
The following are the 3-letter words.
ibn – ace – ach – ack – ana – any – aye – bab – bae – bai – ban – bay – bey – bib – bub – bun – buy – cab – can – cay – cep – chi – cub – cue – cui – cup – ecu – eke – eye – jip – hep – hey – hic – hip – hub – hue – huh – hui – hun – hup – ice – ick – jab – jai – jay – jeu – jib – pye – kai – kay – kea – kep – key – kia – kip – kyu – nab – nae – nai – nan – nay – nub – nun – pea – pec – pep – pia – pic – pip – piu – pub – pun – pup – puy – pya – ube – ubi – yak – yay – yea – yeh – yep – yip – yuh – yup – aji – ake – auh – nuh – nye – pbj – pcu – pyu