New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Solution and Answers for October 24, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1898 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 METHINKS and SLURP

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are EPL, MRH, SNT, and UKI.

METHINKS is defined as it seems to me; I think (archaic first-person expression of opinion).

SLURP is defined as to drink or eat noisily by drawing liquid or semi-liquid food into the mouth with a sucking sound. It is also defined as the sucking or gurgling sound made while drinking or eating in this manner.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 47 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.

KERNITES and SHLUMP
LUMPIER and RETHINKS
METHINKS and SLURPS
METHINKS and SPHERULITE
METHINKS and SPHERULITES
METHINKSES and SLURP
METHINKSES and SLURPS
METHINKSES and SPHERULITE
METHINKSES and SPHERULITES
MINKERIES and SPHERULITE
MINKERIES and SPHERULITES
MINKES and SPHERULITE
MINKES and SPHERULITES
MINKS and SPHERULITE
MINKS and SPHERULITES
PHILTRUM and METHINKS
PHILTRUM and METHINKSES
PHILTRUM and MINKES
PHILTRUM and MINKERIES
PHILTRUM and MISKEN
PHILTRUM and MUSKEN
PHILTRUMS and SILKEN
PHILTRUMS and SINKER
PHILTRUMS and SINKERS
PHILTRUMS and SKEIN
PHILTRUMS and SKENE
PHILTRUMS and SKENES
PHILTRUMS and SUNKEN
PHILTRUMS and SUNKER
PHILTRUMS and SUNKERS
PHILTRUMS and SUNKET
PTILINUMS and SHIRKER
PTILINUMS and SHIRKERS
PUERILISM and METHINKS
PUERILISM and METHINKSES
PULSIMETER and RETHINK
PULSIMETER and RETHINKS
RETHINKS and SLUMP
RETHINKS and SLUMPS
RETHINKS and SHLUMP
RETINKERS and SHLUMP
THINKERS and SLUMP
THINKERS and SLUMPS
THINKERS and SHLUMP
TINKERERS and SHLUMP
TINKERS and SHLUMP
UNKEMPT and TRILITHS

The following are the 12-letter words.

premierships – primipiluses

The following are the 11-letter words.

hemispheres – mesmerisers – multimeters – mumpreneurs – mumpsimuses – premiership – puerilities – spherulites – umpireships – meurtrieres – neurilities – pulsimeters – purserships – resurprises – rumenitises – supremities

The following are the 10-letter words.

eternities – euphemisms – euphemises – hemisphere – impurities – mesmerises – mesmeriser – methinkses – minimisers – miniseries – multimeter – mumpreneur – nemertines – ninetieths – preterites – primetimes – reutilises – serenities – spherulite – thirtieths – tripmeters – tunesmiths – umpireship – ureteritis – merismuses – mesmerites – meurtriere – mimetesite – minimeters – minuteries – multeities – multilines – neuterisms – phutphutis – pilsenites – primipilus – primulines – puerilisms – pulsimeter – pupilships – purpureine – pursership – renierites – resurprise – ruthenites – supinities – supremisms – timerities

The following are the 9-letter words.

eternises – etherises – euphemism – euphemise – heirships – hirsutism – ilmenites – impieties – itemisers – linishers – mesmerism – mesmerise – mimuluses – minimises – minimiser – minutemen – misereres – multisite – mumpsimus – nemertine – ninetieth – nurseries – nurturers – philtrums – piripiris – premieres – preterite – primetime – punishers – reserpine – retinitis – returners – reutilise – sinusitis – spiritism – supremums – surprises – thirtieth – tinkerers – trimeters – trinities – tripmeter – tritheism – tunesmith – utilities – utilisers – empirisms – etheriser – menehunes – menilites – merisises – mesitites – mesmerite – miersites – miesieses – mimetisms – minimeter – minimuses – minkeries – minuterie – misenites – miserisms – mismetres – multiline – multimers – museumish – museumise – nemesisms – neritines – neuterism – nutriture – phutphuti – pilsenite – pinkerses – piturines – prehnites – premunise – presumers – primuline – prunitrin – ptilinums – puerilism – pupilship – purpurein – purpurine – purpurite – reinherit – renierite – resinites – reslushes – respheres – respirers – retinenes – retinites – retinkers – rumenitis – ruminitis – ruthenite – rutilites – smithites – supremism – unretires – userships

The following are the 8-letter words.

emeritus – enmeshes – enmities – enuresis – eremites – erethism – eternise – etherise – heirship – hemlines – heresies – ilmenite – impulses – inrushes – itemises – itemiser – kernites – limiters – linesmen – linishes – linisher – lumpsums – luthiers – methinks – metritis – meuniere – mimetite – minimise – minimums – miserere – miseries – misusers – murphies – murthers – mutinies – neuritis – nihilism – nineties – nipslips – niteries – nitrites – numpties – nurtures – nurturer – philtres – philters – philtrum – phishers – phthisis – pierises – piripiri – pismires – premiers – premiere – premises – presumes – preterit – primeurs – primuses – prunuses – pruritus – punishes – punisher – purlieus – purpurin – pursuers – respires – respites – rethinks – retinues – retirers – returner – reunites – riempies – ritenuti – rumptier – rumpuses – ruptures – shirkers – shirtier – slimline – slithers – slushier – smirkers – smithers – smithies – mespilus – spilites – spiritus – spreiten – spreites – spurners – sultrier – sumpters – sunrises – supremes – supremum – sureties – surprise – suspires – tektites – tempters – tenesmus – theremin – thinkers – thirties – tiersmen – tinkerer – tinklier – triliths – trimeter – triremes – truthers – unitises – unrulier – uprushes – uteruses – uteritis – utilises – utiliser – pilsener – spiremes – empiries – empirism – emprises – etherine – etherism – heurisms – menehune – menilite – meresmen – merismus – meriters – mesitite – methines – metretes – miemites – miersite – mieskeit – mimetene – mimetism – mineries – minuters – misenite – miserism – mislines – mismetre – multihit – multimer – murumuru – muslinet – nemesism – neritine – neurines – neurites – nitrenes – phememes – pierines – pimpship – piturine – prehnite – presumer – primites – primulin – prinkers – priseres – prunetin – pterises – ptilinum – remueurs – reshines – resiners – resinite – resphere – respirer – respirit – resumers – resupine – retenues – retinene – retinite – retinker – rutilite – smithite – tithemen – uniremes – unitisms – unmeshes – unpurses – unretire – usership

The following are the 7-letter words.

senilis – emetine – empires – emptier – empties – enemies – eremite – eserine – etriers – heinies – hemline – henries – hirsute – humerus – humpier – humpies – hunkers – hurtier – impulse – imputes – inheres – inherit – inhumes – inliers – itemise – kererus – kernite – ketenes – knishes – kremlin – liernes – lilties – limiter – limners – limulus – linemen – lineups – linkers – linkmen – lumpish – lumpsum – lumpier – lunkers – lupines – lupulin – lurkers – lurkmen – lususes – luthern – luthier – menhirs – metiers – milieus – milkers – milkmen – milreis – milters – mimesis – mimulus – minimum – minuses – minutes – miseres – misuses – misuser – mithers – mueslis – multure – mumpish – mumsies – murther – museums – mushers – mushies – mushier – neither – nemesis – nemeses – nerines – nerites – neuters – nipslip – niterie – nitrite – numerus – nursies – nurture – philtre – philter – phisher – phishes – pietism – pieties – pinenut – pinetum – pishers – pismire – pithier – premier – premise – prenups – presume – primers – primeur – pruners – pulsers – punkers – purines – purlieu – purpure – pursers – pursues – pursuer – pushers – pushpin – pushpit – pushups – pushier – rehires – reishis – remises – resilin – resites – respire – respite – resumes – rethink – retimes – retinue – retires – retirer – retries – retunes – reunite – riempie – ripieni – rupture – rushier – rushers – seiners – sememes – serener – shiners – shinier – shirker – shtetls – shushes – siltier – sinkers – sinuses – situses – slimier – slither – slushes – smilier – smilies – smirker – smiters – smushes – lumiere – spheres – spilite – spinier – spirier – spiriti – spreite – sprites – spumier – spurner – suertes – sulkers – sumpter – sunrise – supines – supreme – surlier – suspire – sutures – tehsils – tektite – tempter – tenures – teretes – tethers – therein – thinker – thither – tilters – timeses – tinkers – tipsier – trienes – trilith – trimers – trinket – trireme – trismus – truther – tumulus – tuneups – turners – turnips – tushies – tuskers – umpires – unhusks – unitise – unities – unkempt – unlinks – unrisen – uprisen – uprises – ureters – usurers – uterine – utilise – spireme – spirems – empirie – emprise – etherin – heurism – meinies – meishis – meisies – mereses – merises – merisis – merisms – meriter – methene – methers – methine – methies – metrete – metrise – metrums – metumps – miemite – miesies – minemen – minimus – minuter – miritis – misline – muliers – mulisms – mulmuls – multips – neurine – neurite – nimites – nirlses – nisuses – nithers – nitrene – numpses – nursers – phememe – pierine – piluses – pimpish – pinites – pinkers – pirlies – pirnies – pitiers – pushtin – premies – premune – primips – primite – premsie – prinker – prisere – prunish – prushun – prushin – pterine – pumpmen – pumpset – pupsies – puriris – putures – remueur – reshine – reships – resiner – resinks – reslush – resumer – retenes – retenue – retrims – riskers – runklie – smithum – smither – smitlin – sprinks – sunkers – timeish – timites – tithers – trueish – unireme – uniters – unitism – unlines – unmerit – unmutes – unprime – unpurse – useters

The following are the 6-letter words.

luteum – either – emerse – emesis – empire – enmesh – enures – eskers – esprit – espies – ethene – ethers – etrier – heinie – herein – hetmen – hirers – hithes – hither – hitmen – humeri – hunker – hushes – impish – impure – impute – inhere – inhume – inkers – inlier – inline – inrush – inulin – inures – irises – iritis – keirin – kereru – kernes – ketene – knurls – krises – krumps – lierne – lities – lilies – limier – limner – limuli – linein – liners – lineup – linish – linker – linier – lither – litmus – litres – liters – lunker – lupine – lurker – lusher – lushes – lutein – menhir – merlin – meshes – meters – metier – metres – milieu – milker – milter – mimers – miners – minims – minkes – minuet – minute – misers – misere – mishit – misuse – mither – mitres – miters – muesli – mulies – mulish – multum – murine – museum – mushes – musher – mushie – musket – muslin – mutism – nerine – nerite – nether – neumes – neuter – niseis – nurses – nursie – nuthin – piemen – pieris – pinene – piners – pinker – pinups – pisher – pitmen – pities – prenup – preset – primes – primer – primps – primum – primus – prinks – prises – prisms – prunes – pruner – prunus – pulses – pulser – punims – punish – punker – punier – pupils – purine – purism – purlin – purses – purser – pursue – pushes – pusher – pushup – puters – rehire – reishi – remise – resite – result – resume – reties – retime – retire – retune – return – reuses – rimier – risers – rishis – rulier – rumpus – runups – rushes – rusher – ruther – seines – seiner – seisin – seises – sememe – sempre – seniti – serene – series – serine – serums – seshes – setups – shines – shiner – shires – shirks – shtetl – shtums – shtups – silken – simuls – sinker – skenes – slimes – slinks – slumps – slurps – smirks – smites – smiter – smiths – sphene – sphere – spilth – spines – spinet – spires – spirit – spites – spitup – sprite – sprues – spumes – spunks – sputum – suerte – sulker – sumphs – sunken – sunlit – sunups – supine – surimi – suture – sirups – tehsil – tenpin – tenure – tenuti – terete – terser – tether – tetris – theine – theirs – theism – themes – thesis – theses – thesps – thinks – thumps – thunks – tilter – timers – tinker – tinier – tinies – tipups – tirths – tithes – titres – titers – tmesis – tmeses – triene – triers – trimer – trines – triter – trumps – trunks – truths – tulips – tumult – tumuli – tuners – tuneup – turner – turnip – tushes – tusker – umpire – umpies – unhurt – unhusk – unites – unknit – unlink – unrips – uprise – uprush – uptime – upturn – ureter – ursine – uruses – ushers – usurer – usurps – uterus – pipier – shlump – skries – spirem – sprier – emptin – mehter – meinie – meishi – meisie – meiths – merese – merise – merism – merses – mesems – mether – metrum – metump – milken – mimpin – miriti – muriti – mirken – mishes – misken – mnemes – musken – mulier – mulism – mulmul – multip – murein – murlin – murlie – murths – musers – mutums – neinei – neurin – nimite – niners – nither – nitrum – nurser – phemes – pinite – pinken – pirlie – pirnie – pitier – pituri – pumpin – preses – prekes – premie – primip – prurit – pterin – pteris – pupsie – puriri – purpie – phuthu – puture – reines – reises – reknit – reship – reshut – resink – resunk – respin – respun – resues – retene – retips – retrim – retuse – reunes – rimers – ripier – risker – rithes – runers – runish – rushen – rusine – serirs – sprink – sunker – sunket – timite – tither – thithi – tithis – uniter – unkert – unketh – unline – unmesh – unmute – unpure – unrein – useter

The following are the 5-letter words.

litem – emirs – enure – ernes – erupt – esker – ether – heirs – herls – herps – hilum – hilus – hires – hirer – hithe – hulks – humps – humph – humus – hunks – hurls – husks – imine – imlis – impis – imshi – inert – inker – input – inure – inurn – enurn – items – kemps – kempt – kerne – ketes – khirs – knurs – knish – knurl – krump – litie – limes – limen – limit – limps – lines – linen – liner – links – lises – lisps – lithe – litre – liter – lulus – lumen – lumps – lunes – lunks – lupin – lupus – lures – lurks – lusus – lutes – memes – menus – meres – merit – metes – meter – methi – meths – metre – mihis – milks – mimes – mimer – mimis – mines – miner – minis – minim – minks – minke – minus – mires – mirin – mirth – miser – mites – mitre – miter – mulie – mumps – munis – mures – muses – musks – mutes – nenes – nerks – neume – neums – nihil – nines – nisei – nisin – nites – nitre – niter – numen – nunus – nurse – piert – phish – piers – pimps – pines – piner – pinks – pinup – pipis – pipit – pirks – piths – prems – prims – prime – primp – prink – prise – prism – prune – pries – pulks – pulse – pumps – punim – punks – pupil – purer – puris – purls – purse – puter – putin – remit – renin – rerun – reset – resin – resit – retie – reups – reuse – riems – rimes – rimus – rinks – risen – rises – riser – rishi – risks – rites – rumen – rumps – runes – runup – ruses – rusks – rutin – seine – seise – semes – semen – semis – senes – seres – serin – serum – seths – setup – shims – shine – ships – shire – shirk – shirt – shish – shtum – shtup – shuls – shush – shies – silks – simps – simul – sines – sinks – sinus – sires – siren – sites – situs – skein – skene – slues – slims – slime – slink – slunk – slips – slums – slump – slurs – slurp – slush – smirk – smite – smith – smush – spilt – spine – spire – spirt – spite – sprit – sprue – spues – spume – spunk – spurs – spurn – spurt – spies – suers – sulks – sulus – sumps – sumph – sunis – sunup – surer – sushi – sirup – temps – tempi – tempt – tenet – tipis – teres – terne – terse – tetri – their – theme – there – these – thesp – thine – think – thump – thunk – tiers – tilth – times – timer – tines – tinks – tipup – tires – tirth – tithe – titis – titre – titer – treks – trems – trier – trims – trine – trips – trite – truer – trues – trump – trunk – truth – tries – tulip – tulsi – tumps – tunes – tuner – turps – tusks – tutes – tutus – umpie – unhip – unite – unlit – unmet – unpin – unrip – upset – urine – users – usher – usurp – uteri – pilis – meils – meism – meith – menil – merse – mersk – meses – mesem – meums – mirkn – mirls – misls – mitie – mneme – mpret – mumph – murth – muser – mutum – netes – niner – nirls – nisus – numps – nunks – nuses – pheme – phies – pilin – pilus – pirls – pneus – preke – prier – pshut – ptish – pulut – pupus – purps – phutu – reine – remet – remen – renks – resue – retem – retin – retip – reune – rimer – risps – rithe – runer – rurps – rurus – seter – serir – titir – tithi – titin – unket – unput

The following are the 4-letter words.

reus – rith – shek – mein – herp – eish – ekes – emir – emit – emus – mere – unum – erks – erne – eses – eths – heme – hehe – heir – hems – hemp – here – herl – hers – hies – hilt – hili – hips – hire – hues – hulk – hums – hump – hunk – hurl – hurt – hush – husk – imli – imps – impi – imus – inks – situ – ipse – irie – iris – irks – isms – item – kemp – kern – kesh – kete – khir – knur – knit – kris – lies – lien – lieu – lilt – lime – limn – limp – line – link – lips – lire – lisp – lite – lith – lues – lulu – luls – lums – lump – lune – lunk – lure – lurs – lurk – lush – lute – meme – menu – mesh – mete – meth – mien – mihi – mils – milk – milt – mime – mimi – mine – mini – mink – mire – mirk – mise – mite – munk – mums – muni – mure – murk – muru – muse – mush – musk – mute – muti – neks – nene – nerk – nesh – neti – neum – nils – nine – nips – nisi – nite – nunu – umph – pris – seul – phis – phut – pies – pier – pimp – pine – pink – pips – pipi – pirs – pirk – pise – pish – pith – prem – prim – psis – puls – puli – pulk – pump – punk – pups – pure – puri – purl – push – piet – etre – rein – rete – reup – riem – rims – rime – rimu – rink – rips – rise – risk – rite – rues – rums – rump – rune – ruse – rush – rusk – ruth – sere – seis – seme – semi – sene – sesh – seth – shes – shen – shim – shin – ship – shul – shun – shut – silk – silt – sims – simp – sine – sink – sunk – sips – sirs – sire – site – slue – slim – slip – slit – slum – slur – smit – smut – spin – spun – spit – spue – spur – sues – suer – suet – suhs – sulk – sulu – sums – sumi – sump – suni – sups – sure – tein – temp – tipi – tern – tete – them – then – thin – this – thus – ties – tier – tilt – time – tine – tink – tips – tire – titi – trek – trem – tres – tret – trim – trip – tris – true – tums – tump – tune – tups – turs – turn – tush – tusk – tute – tutu – uhuh – ulus – umps – umus – unis – unit – urus – uses – user – utes – merl – pili – pils – empt – hsps – meil – mese – meus – meum – mirl – mish – misl – mump – nete – nirl – nurl – nump – nunk – nuse – phit – pilk – pirl – pirn – pneu – pult – pret – psht – pulu – pupu – purp – putu – reis – renk – risp – resp – rurp – ruru – tite – usen

The following are the 3-letter words.

mer – eke – ems – emu – ere – erk – ese – eth – hes – hem – hen – her – het – hie – him – hin – hip – his – hit – hue – huh – hum – hun – hup – hut – ilk – imp – imu – ink – ire – irk – ish – ism – ken – kes – ket – lie – lit – lip – lis – ltr – lum – lur – the – men – met – meh – mil – mim – shi – mus – mum – mun – nek – nem – net – nil – nim – nip – nit – nus – nun – nut – phi – pis – pie – pin – pip – pir – pit – pre – tem – psi – pul – pun – pup – pus – put – rem – ret – res – rim – rip – rue – rum – run – rus – rut – ses – sei – sen – set – she – sim – sin – sip – sir – sis – sit – sue – suh – sum – sun – sup – sus – ten – tie – tin – tip – tit – tum – tun – tup – tur – tut – ulu – ume – ump – umu – uni – ups – urn – use – ute – emp – hsp – lun – mie – meu – neu – nis – nuh – nie – ren – rin