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

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1170 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 EXHIBITION and NUDNIKS

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are EBU, XID, HNS, and OKT.

EXHIBITION is defined as a public display of art, artifacts, or other items for viewing. It is also defined as a display or demonstration of a particular skill or quality. It is also defined as the act of exhibiting or showing something publicly.

NUDNIKS is defined as plural of nudnik; annoying or bothersome people who persistently bother others. It is also defined as boring or tedious individuals who are socially awkward or irritating.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 7 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.

DUKE and EXHIBITIONIST
DUKE and EXHIBITIONISTS
EXHIBITED and DESKBOUND
EXHIBITIONIST and THUNKED
EXHIBITIONIST and TUSKED
EXHIBITIONISTS and SKUNKED
THINKS and SOUNDBOXES

The following are the 14-letter words.

exhibitionists

The following are the 13-letter words.

exhibitionist – intuitionists – osteodentines

The following are the 12-letter words.

endodontists – intuitionist – nonunionised – osteodentine

The following are the 11-letter words.

destitution – endodontist – intentioned – nonentities – sententious – sinuosities – tendentious – odontitises – outboundses

The following are the 10-letter words.

duodenitis – exhibition – intestines – nontheists – soundbites – soundboxes – southbound – tendonitis – unenthused – unintended – ethionines – ionosondes – obtundents – studentise – sustention

The following are the 9-letter words.

bounteous – deionises – deionised – dentition – deskbound – destinies – destitute – detention – exhibited – hedonists – housesits – inbounded – indention – intention – intestine – intuition – kendoists – knitbones – nestboxes – ninetieth – nontheist – nuthouses – obtention – outhouses – outhoused – sinusitis – soundbite – stibnites – stinkiest – unbounded – unionists – unionises – unionised – unisonous – unkindest – ethionine – ionosonde – noiseniks – nuntiuses – obtundent – odontists – odontitis – outbounds – outnoises – outnoised – outstinks

The following are the 8-letter words.

esthetes – bonesets – bounties – dehusked – deionise – dentexes – dentists – desisted – destines – destined – detentes – detested – duskiest – dustiest – ententes – enthuses – enthused – entities – exhibits – exoduses – extended – hedonist – hinkiest – housesit – hunkiest – huskiest – inbounds – indented – intended – intuited – inuksuit – inuksuks – kendoist – kinkiest – knitbone – netsukes – nineties – noisiest – nonunion – nuthouse – nutsiest – obtunded – osteitis – outbound – outboxes – outboxed – outhouse – sentient – skedonks – soundest – soundbox – stenosis – stenoses – stenosed – stibnite – students – sudsiest – teosinte – testudos – testiest – tukutuku – tuxedoes – tuxedoed – undenied – undented – undusted – unionist – unionise – unitises – unitised – unkinked – untended – untested – esthesis – niobites – noesises – noisenik – noniuses – obtusion – odontist – oustitis – outnoise – outstink – outstunk – oxhouses – sundusts

The following are the 7-letter words.

esthete – bikinis – binkies – bitiest – bohunks – boneset – boinked – bonobos – bonuses – boniest – bounded – bounden – boxouts – boxsets – dehusks – deinked – deities – dentine – dentist – denudes – denuded – desexed – desexes – desists – destine – detents – detente – detenus – detests – detunes – detuned – doeskin – dustbin – duteous – entente – enthuse – exhibit – extends – extents – heinies – heinous – heisted – henbits – hexoses – hobnobs – hoisted – hosties – hounded – huskies – inbound – inboxes – inboxed – indents – indexes – indexed – inkiest – inosine – intends – intents – intuits – inuksuk – ionises – ionised – kenosis – ketenes – kiekies – kindest – kinesis – kineses – kinetin – kitsets – knouted – nestbox – netsuke – nexuses – nosodes – nosiest – nudniks – oboists – obtunds – onesies – outdoes – outdone – outhits – outsets – outsits – sestets – sextets – sinuous – sinuses – situses – skedonk – skunked – sounded – southed – stented – stinted – student – stunted – tenoned – tenuous – testudo – theists – thunked – tiniest – titbits – tsetses – tuition – tuxedos – unbound – unbinds – unboxes – unboxed – unitise – unities – unkinks – unknits – untuned – bisexed – boeties – ionenes – ionists – ionones – neoists – niobite – nisuses – nointed – nonenes – nonoses – nounous – nunkies – nuntius – onioned – ostents – osteone – oustiti – outened – outsent – oxhouse – sundust – sunkets – unioned – unition – unitude

The following are the 6-letter words.

initio – bikies – bikini – binkie – bodkin – bohunk – boites – bonbon – bonded – bonked – boinks – bonobo – bosies – bostin – boutus – bounds – boxout – boxset – dehusk – deinks – deists – dented – dentex – dentin – denude – denies – denied – desist – detent – detenu – detest – detune – dhobis – dhonis – dodoes – doited – doudou – donuts – douses – doused – douted – dunite – dunked – dunted – dusked – dusted – duties – enosis – eskies – ethene – etudes – exodus – extend – extent – exudes – exuded – heinie – heists – henbit – hexose – hinted – hithes – hobnob – hoboes – hoisin – hoists – honest – honied – honked – hosted – hostie – hounds – houses – housed – housie – hundos – hunted – husked – ibises – indene – indent – intein – intend – intent – intuit – ionise – kentes – ketene – kiekie – kinked – kiosks – kitset – knouts – kustis – nested – nibses – niente – niseis – nodose – noises – noised – nonets – nonuse – nosode – nosies – nosied – nudnik – nuthin – nutsos – oboist – obtund – obtuse – oinked – onesie – onuses – ousted – outbox – outhit – outies – outset – outsit – sended – seines – seined – seisin – seises – seised – seniti – sestet – sexted – sextet – sinbin – siskin – skenes – skinks – skites – skited – skunks – sondes – sounds – souses – soused – stenos – stents – stinks – stints – stunts – sudses – sudsed – suited – suites – sunken – tended – tendon – tenets – tented – tenuti – tested – testes – testis – texted – theine – theist – thesis – theses – thinks – thunks – tinked – tinted – tinies – titbit – tithes – tithed – tsetse – tusked – tuxedo – unbind – undoes – undone – unisex – unison – unites – united – unkind – unkink – unknit – unties – untied – unused – huskie – bioses – boetie – hesked – ionene – ionist – ionone – neinei – neoist – neoned – nikses – nitent – nodous – noesis – noints – nonene – nonius – nonose – nounou – nousts – nunkie – oekist – oikist – osones – ostent – osteon – studes – sunket – thithi – tithis – unkent – unketh – unodes – usened

The following are the 5-letter words.

dente – bibis – bihon – bikes – biked – bikie – bound – binds – bines – bints – bison – bites – bodes – boded – bodoh – bohos – boite – bonds – bones – boned – boink – bonks – bonus – bosie – boson – bosun – boutu – bouts – boxes – boxed – kists – deink – deist – dekes – deked – denes – denis – dents – desex – desis – desks – dexes – dhobi – dhoni – dodos – doeks – doest – doeth – doses – dosed – donut – douse – douts – doxes – doxed – dudes – duded – dukes – dukun – dunes – dunks – dunts – dusks – dusts – duxes – ended – eosin – ethos – etude – etuis – exude – heist – hests – hexes – hexed – hikes – hiked – hinds – hints – hithe – hobos – hoist – hones – honed – honks – hoses – hosed – hosts – hound – house – huies – hundo – hunks – hunts – husks – inbox – index – inion – inked – intis – kendo – kente – ketes – khuds – kinds – kinin – kinks – kiosk – kites – kited – knits – knobs – knout – kudos – kudus – kukus – kunds – kusti – nenes – nests – nexus – nines – ninon – ninth – nisei – nisin – nites – nodes – nodus – noise – nones – nonet – nonis – noses – nosed – nudes – nukes – nuked – nunus – nutso – obits – oboes – ohone – odeon – oinks – ondes – onion – onkus – ousts – outed – outdo – outie – sends – seine – seise – senes – senex – sents – sente – sexes – sexed – sexts – sikes – sines – sinks – sinus – sites – sited – situs – skeds – skein – skene – skied – skink – skint – skits – skite – skunk – skies – sonde – sones – souks – sound – souse – south – soxes – stein – steno – stent – stets – stink – stunk – stint – studs – stunt – sties – stied – suint – suits – suite – sunis – tends – tendu – tenet – tenon – tents – tenth – tests – texts – those – these – thine – think – thous – thuds – thunk – tikis – tines – tined – tinks – tints – tithe – titis – tunes – tuned – tusks – tutes – tutus – tuxes – tikes – unbox – undos – union – units – unite – untie – xenon – bosks – senti – binks – biose – boets – boeti – neski – netes – nisus – noded – noint – nondo – noust – knoud – nunks – nuses – nused – osone – outen – oskin – steik – stude – sukis – sunts – tithi – titin – unios – unked – unkut – unket – unode

The following are the 4-letter words.

bibs – bibi – bien – bike – bind – bine – bint – bios – bits – bite – bobs – bods – bode – boho – bond – bone – bonk – bout – kist – bois – deke – dene – deni – dent – desi – desk – does – done – dobs – dodo – doek – doit – dose – dost – dout – duds – dude – duke – dune – dunk – dunt – duos – dusk – dust – duts – ekes – eked – ends – ents – eses – etui – exes – exon – hehe – hest – hets – hies – hied – hike – hind – hint – hist – hits – hoes – hobs – hobo – hods – hoed – hoho – hone – honi – soit – honk – hose – host – huis – hunk – hunt – husk – huts – ibis – inks – situ – inti – ists – keds – kent – keno – kets – kete – khud – kind – kine – kink – kino – kits – kite – kith – knit – knob – kudu – kuku – kune – kund – neds – neks – nene – neon – nest – nets – neti – next – nibs – nine – nisi – nits – nite – noes – nobs – nods – node – none – noni – nose – noun – nous – nude – nuit – nuke – nunu – nuts – obis – obit – oboe – odes – ohus – oiks – oink – ones – onus – ouds – oust – outs – oxen – soie – bono – send – seis – sent – sene – sets – seth – sext – sibs – sike – sine – sink – sunk – sits – site – sked – skis – skin – skit – sobs – sods – sone – sous – souk – sukh – suks – stet – stud – stun – suds – suit – suni – teds – tein – tend – tent – test – tete – text – then – thin – this – thon – thou – thud – thus – ties – tied – tiki – tine – tink – tint – tits – titi – tuis – tune – tusk – tute – tuts – tutu – tike – udon – uhuh – ukes – undo – unis – unit – uses – used – utes – bosk – unos – bink – bion – boet – nete – nind – niks – nius – noud – nunk – nuse – suki – sunt – tite – unio – usen

The following are the 3-letter words.

ibn – eon – bib – bin – bio – bis – bit – bob – bod – bon – box – dbx – den – dex – non – dos – dob – doe – doh – don – dox – dud – duh – dun – duo – dut – dux – eke – end – ese – est – eth – edh – hes – hen – het – hex – hie – hin – his – hit – hoe – hob – hod – hoi – hon – huh – hui – hun – hut – ink – ion – ist – its – ked – ken – kes – ket – kin – kit – the – ned – nek – net – nib – nit – nob – nod – nth – nus – nun – nut – nux – obi – ods – ode – oho – ohu – oik – one – ous – oud – out – ses – sei – sen – set – sex – sib – sin – sis – sit – dhu – ski – sos – sob – sod – soh – son – sou – suk – sox – und – sud – suh – sui – sun – sus – ted – ten – tho – tie – tik – tin – tit – tsk – tui – tun – tut – tux – uke – uni – use – ute – xes – ois – tbs – boe – ent – hox – nis – niu – nox – noi – nuh – nie – obo – unt – oui