New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for November 5, 2025

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 1586 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 JERKIN and NIGHTCAP

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are KAG, IJT, RHN, and PEC.

JERKIN is defined as a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times.

NIGHTCAP is defined as a cloth cap worn in bed. It is also defined as an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic. It is also defined as the final game of a double header.

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In addition, the puzzle actually had 12 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.

CHAPTER and REJERKING
HAPTENIC and CARJACKING
INTERGENERIC and CHEAPJACK
JETPACK and KERCHING
NAPHTHENIC and CARJACKING
PANCHART and TEARJERKING
PANTHEIC and CARJACKING
PARTHENIC and CARJACKING
PATCHER and REJERKING
PATCHIER and REJERKING
TEARJERKING and GRAPHIC
TERAPH and HIGHJACKING

The following are the 13-letter words.

interchanging – phthirapteran

The following are the 12-letter words.

chachachaing – charactering – entertaining – geriatrician – intergeneric – patriarchate – paratartaric – patricianate – pretercanine – reheartening

The following are the 11-letter words.

crackerjack – enciphering – entertainer – entrenching – intrenching – gnatcatcher – heightening – highkicking – highjacking – interactant – interchange – interpreter – reintegrate – reinterpret – rethatching – retrenching – tearjerking – tetrarchate – naphthenate – patriarchic – pinpricking – pretraining – principiant – principiate – printaniere

The following are the 10-letter words.

arctangent – captaining – carjacking – catananche – chartering – chickening – enchaining – entraining – entrancing – gearchange – hearkening – heartening – hierarchic – incinerate – inearthing – ingraining – engraining – interchain – intertrack – knackering – naphthenic – partnering – patriciate – picnicking – principate – ratcatcher – regenerate – reteaching – rethinking – retraining – rightening – tearjerker – thereanent – thickening – captainate – cricketana – greatening – neichering – pangraphic – pantherine – parapathia – parapatric – phenacaine – picnickian – pinipicrin – printanier – ranterpike – regenerant – rentcharge – rethanking – retracking – retreatant – retrencher – retricking

The following are the 9-letter words.

cankering – cantering – carjacker – chachaing – chachacha – character – charterer – cheapjack – chiacking – chicaning – cineraria – ciphering – circinate – cranachan – cratering – cricketer – enchanter – entertain – geriatric – gingering – hankering – harkening – heartache – heartrate – highchair – inarching – incipient – integrant – integrate – interpret – intricate – naphthene – neatening – nichering – nickering – nightcart – panicking – paracrine – patriarch – patrician – picnicker – preaching – preachier – rancheria – rehanging – rehearing – retaining – retracing – richening – tangerine – tankering – tethering – tetrapack – thatching – thickener – thinktank – tracheate – trackpant – trenching – trenchant – trichinae – acanthine – acraniate – antherine – captanate – changeant – crinching – aetherian – heartener – nigericin – nigricant – enanthate – parthenic – parthenin – pickering – pickthank – pickietar – pinkening – preheater – pretaping – regerater – rehairing – rehearten – rehinging – rejerking – rentering – retacking – retentate – retreater

The following are the 8-letter words.

anarchic – angering – anteater – apiarian – arancini – archaean – arginine – cacheing – canthari – caracara – carcanet – carinate – cataract – catching – catchier – catenane – catering – catheter – chacking – chaining – chairing – chancing – chancier – changing – characin – charging – chinking – chirping – chirpier – cinching – cracking – craniate – cranking – crankpin – crankier – cricking – cringing – cringier – earthing – earthier – encipher – entering – entracte – entrench – intrench – generate – girthing – girthier – graining – grainier – graphing – graphene – haircare – hairgrip – hangrier – hankerer – hatching – heighten – hetaerae – hetairai – hierarch – highjack – hingeing – icterine – incharge – increate – integrin – interact – intranet – kerching – nicknack – neighing – nightcap – pacarana – parching – patching – patchier – patriate – picketer – piercing – pinching – pinprick – piripiri – prancing – pranging – pranking – preacher – pregnant – pretreat – pricking – principi – prinking – ranching – ranchera – reaching – reactant – reheater – rehiring – reigning – reneging – retainer – retching – rethatch – retrench – rickrack – riparian – tartaric – tartrate – teaching – tetchier – tetrarch – thanking – thatcher – theatric – thinking – tracheae – tracking – tractate – traiking – training – trancing – trencher – trichina – tricking – trickier – trigraph – aegirine – aerarian – airgraph – canaigre – chanking – chantant – crinking – engining – etherate – etherean – etherian – aetherin – etherine – ethician – generant – haptenic – naringin – packeter – panchart – pangeran – pantheic – paranete – parapack – parergic – pargeter – patenter – phenicin – picarian – pierinch – pikipiki – pinacate – pregnane – pregnate – pretrain – racketer – ranarian – raphania – ratching – regrater – retenant – ricinine

The following are the 7-letter words.

acarine – ancient – anergia – anergic – angrier – anteing – aphthae – aracari – arching – archaea – archaic – cachaca – caching – cacking – cantata – canthic – cantrip – capiche – caprine – captain – captcha – carinae – carjack – carking – carping – carpark – catcher – catenae – cateran – caterer – chaetae – chancre – changer – chanter – chapter – charger – charkha – charter – charier – cheapie – cheater – chicane – chicken – chining – theatre – cracker – craning – crenate – cricket – cringer – earache – earthen – enchain – enchant – enprint – entente – enteric – entrain – entrant – entreat – etching – etchant – etheric – gearing – generic – genipap – gharana – gharara – gherkin – gnathic – gracing – grainer – granter – grapier – graphic – greater – gricing – griping – hacking – hackier – hairpin – hairier – hanging – harking – harping – hatchet – hatrack – heaping – hearing – hearken – hearten – heathen – heather – hetaera – hetaira – hinging – hinkier – hircine – icteric – inching – inearth – ingrain – engrain – ingrate – integer – eirenic – jacinth – jacking – jankier – jerking – jerkier – jetpack – khanate – kicking – kickier – kinging – kingpin – kinking – kinkier – knacker – knicker – nacarat – naphtha – narking – narkier – neaping – nearing – niching – nicking – nictate – tangere – earther – packing – packrat – paiking – paining – painter – pairing – panache – panther – paratha – pareira – patriae – parging – parking – parkier – parping – partner – patcher – paterae – pathing – piapiac – picante – picking – pickier – picrate – pincher – pinging – pinking – pinkier – prairie – preheat – priapic – pricing – pricier – pricker – pricket – printer – racking – raining – rainier – rancher – ranging – rangier – ranking – rarking – ratatat – ratchet – ratpack – reacher – reaping – rearing – regnant – reining – reinter – reneger – reteach – rethink – retract – retrain – retreat – ricking – righter – righten – ringing – ripieni – tacking – tackier – tacrine – taeniae – tanging – tangent – tangier – tanking – tankini – tantric – tartare – tathata – teacher – teachin – tearing – tearier – tetanic – theater – thereat – therein – theriac – therian – thicker – thicken – thicket – thinker – tracing – trachea – tracker – trackie – trainer – tranche – treater – tricker – trining – trinket – intacta – acacine – acapnia – acarian – acrania – egirine – aheight – crining – etherin – genipat – ginging – greaten – hatcher – kingrik – kirking – nacrine – narikin – natkhat – neatnik – neicher – neigher – nigeran – nigrine – pangene – panking – parangi – paranja – parcher – patache – pharate – phenate – pierine – pinjane – piprick – pranker – prinker – pterine – raiking – rancing – rapiner – ratania – regrant – regrate – rehinge – reigner – rethank – retrack – retrick – ringent – rinking – thinger

The following are the 6-letter words.

acacia – achcha – aching – achene – achier – acinar – actant – aerate – airing – airier – anarch – ancien – angina – antcap – anther – apache – aphtha – arcing – arcana – arcane – archer – argent – aright – cachet – cahier – cancan – caning – canine – canker – canter – canthi – caping – captan – caring – carina – carter – catena – catkin – catnap – catnip – chacha – chaeta – chaine – change – charge – chiack – chicha – chichi – chinar – chenar – chinch – cierge – cipher – crania – cratch – crater – create – cringe – eighth – engine – entrap – etcher – ethane – ethene – aether – etrier – genera – gieing – ginger – grange – grater – greige – hacker – hanger – hanker – hankie – hapten – haring – hatpin – hearer – harken – hearth – heater – hegira – height – heinie – hentai – hereat – herein – hieing – higher – hiking – hiring – iatric – ickier – inarch – incant – injera – inking – inkjet – inkier – intact – intein – intent – irenic – irking – jacana – jacket – jackie – jaeger – japing – jerker – jerkin – keirin – ketene – khapra – kicker – kiekie – kierie – kinara – kingie – kirpan – kirtan – knight – naiant – napkin – natant – nearer – neater – neaten – nerine – nether – niacin – nicher – nicker – niente – nigiri – parker – pacing – packer – packet – pacier – panini – papain – papier – parang – paraph – paring – parent – parget – pariah – parkie – parkin – parter – pataca – patent – patera – patria – picker – picket – picnic – picric – pietra – piking – pinata – pining – pinene – pineta – pinger – pinker – pinkie – piping – pipkin – pirate – prajna – prater – preach – racing – racket – racier – ranger – ranker – ranter – raping – raphae – rapier – rapine – rapini – raring – rather – rearer – regent – regret – rehang – rehear – reheat – rehire – renege – renter – rerate – retain – ricing – richer – richen – ricrac – ringer – ringin – riprap – tacker – tackie – taenia – teniae – tahini – tahina – taiaha – taipan – tanker – tantra – taping – tarata – target – tarpan – tarter – tartan – tartar – teaing – tearer – tenant – tenpin – tenter – teraph – terete – tether – thatch – theine – thenar – trench – trente – tricar – triene – apneic – grinch – pipier – acacin – acanth – acater – acinic – aerian – ahight – antrin – crinch – crinet – eaning – earing – genian – hackie – hackia – hacket – hanjar – hiping – ingine – janken – nacket – nanten – narine – neanic – negeri – neinei – nickie – packie – paikie – paiche – pangen – pankin – pantan – panter – parera – partan – patana – patete – pathic – pathia – patrie – patrin – pincie – phenic – pheran – phiran – piache – pianet – pianic – picine – pickie – pictar – pieing – pinate – pinche – pinken – pranic – pterin – racker – ranket – rackie – rahing – rainer – raning – ranine – rariki – rieing – rehair – rejerk – retack – retene – ricker – ricket – ringie – riping – ripier

The following are the 5-letter words.

acara – acing – achar – acini – aight – airer – anent – anger – antra – apart – aping – apian – apnea – apter – regia – arena – arete – ariki – atria – cache – caner – capri – carat – carer – caret – carpi – catch – cater – chack – chain – chair – chana – chant – chart – cheap – cheat – chert – chica – chick – china – chine – ching – chirp – cinch – circa – crack – craic – crane – crank – crate – crick – crier – earth – eaten – eater – egret – eight – eking – enact – enter – entre – erica – ether – ethic – parte – aerie – genae – genet – genic – genie – genip – giant – girth – grain – grana – grant – graph – grate – great – grike – haere – haick – hangi – hatch – hater – hatha – heart – heath – heigh – hench – henge – hight – hiker – hinge – hirer – icing – icier – inane – inapt – inert – inker – inter – irate – japan – jatha – kente – ketch – khana – kiang – kinin – kipah – knack – knick – nacre – naira – natch – neath – neigh – niche – night – ninja – ninth – riche – paean – paint – panir – panic – parch – parer – paren – parge – piert – pacha – patch – paten – pater – grata – phare – piani – pichi – pieta – piker – pinch – piner – pinta – prana – prang – prank – prate – prick – prink – print – carte – rajah – ranch – range – raphe – rarer – rathe – reach – react – reign – reiki – renin – reran – retch – ricin – right – tacan – tachi – tenia – taint – tangi – tania – tante – tapir – targe – tarte – tache – tater – teach – tench – tenet – tenge – tenth – terai – tetra – tetri – thana – thane – thang – thank – thegn – their – there – theta – thick – thigh – thine – thing – think – track – tract – traik – train – trank – treat – triac – trick – trier – trike – trine – acher – acker – aeger – aheap – ahigh – antre – arene – arter – chank – crine – crein – crink – ctene – genin – ginch – ginge – hathi – nante – neant – negri – nenta – ninta – gnapi – ngege – nigre – niger – niner – pacai – panch – papri – pinge – pirai – preke – preta – pring – prian – prier – rache – ratch – raike – rapin – rater – raiah – reing – reget – regie – reine – rente – rerig – riant – riata – reata – ringe

The following are the 4-letter words.

argh – acai – ache – acne – acre – ajar – ankh – ante – arch – area – areg – aria – atap – caca – cack – cane – cant – capn – care – cark – carp – cart – cate – chai – chap – char – chat – chic – chin – chip – cine – cire – arte – etat – cran – crap – crip – herp – nach – each – eina – etch – gean – gear – gena – gene – gent – ghat – ging – gink – girt – gnat – gran – grig – grin – grip – hack – haha – hehe – haik – hair – hang – hank – hapa – hare – hark – harp – hart – hate – hath – heap – hear – heat – heir – here – hick – high – hike – hint – hire – inca – inch – irie – jack – jane – jank – jarg – jean – jerk – jete – kent – kete – khan – khat – khir – kick – kier – kina – kine – king – kink – kipa – kirk – knap – knar – krai – nana – nang – napa – narc – nark – nate – neap – near – neat – nene – nerk – neta – nick – nigh – nine – nipa – paca – pack – pact – thai – paik – pain – pair – pane – pang – pani – pant – papa – para – pare – pari – park – parp – part – pate – path – phat – pica – pick – pier – pike – piki – pina – pine – ping – pink – pint – pipa – pipi – pirk – prat – prig – piet – erat – rack – rain – etre – raja – rang – rani – rank – rant – rapt – rara – rare – rark – rata – rate – rath – reap – rear – rein – rent – rete – rich – rick – ring – rink – tach – tack – tact – thar – tang – tank – tant – tapa – tara – tare – tarp – tart – tata – tear – teat – tein – tent – tete – than – that – then – thin – trap – trek – tret – trig – trip – chia – geta – gien – gnar – acta – aine – airt – anta – ater – crin – haet – naik – nain – nant – nara – nete – paip – pank – parc – pata – piai – pian – piat – pinc – pira – preg – pret – kena – raik – rana – rane – raen – rean – reja – reng – renk

The following are the 3-letter words.

ach – ack – act – aha – ahi – air – ana – ani – ant – apt – arc – are – ark – art – ate – can – cap – car – cat – cha – chi – cig – cri – ear – eat – eke – era – ere – erg – erk – eta – eth – geg – gen – get – ghi – gie – gig – gin – gip – hah – hae – hai – haj – hap – hat – hen – her – het – hic – hie – hin – hip – ick – ink – ire – irk – jai – jar – jet – kea – keg – ken – ket – kia – kin – kip – the – rea – nae – nah – nai – nan – nap – neg – nek – net – nip – nth – pan – pah – pap – par – pat – phi – pia – pic – pie – pig – pin – pip – pir – pre – hac – rah – rai – raj – ran – rap – rat – reg – ret – ria – rig – rip – tae – tai – taj – tan – tap – tar – tat – tch – tea – teg – tej – ten – tra – kir – aie – ent – nar – nie – ren – rin – rik

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