New York Times NYT Letter Boxed Answers and Solution for January 2, 2026

This is today’s NYT Letter Boxed perfect solution. While today’s puzzle had 802 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 SLIVOVITZ and ZEPHYR

The sides for today’s New York Times Letter Boxed are LRE, VTS, YOP, and HIZ.

SLIVOVITZ is defined as a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans.

ZEPHYR is defined as a slight wind (usually refreshing). It is also defined as (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind.

For the latest information about the New York Times Letter Boxed game, including tips and strategies, please check Today’s NYT Letter Boxed every day.

In addition, the puzzle actually had 17 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.

PHOSPHOROLYSES and SHVITZ
PHOSPHOROLYSES and SHVITZES
PHOSPHOROLYSES and SLIVOVITZ
PHOSPHOROLYSIS and SHVITZES
PHOTOLYZES and SHRIVE
PHOTOLYZES and SHRIVES
PHOTOLYZES and SEVIR
PHOTOLYZES and SEVIRS
PROTEOLYSES and SHVITZ
PROTEOLYSES and SHVITZES
PROTEOLYSIS and SHVITZ
PROTEOLYSIS and SHVITZES
PROTOLYSES and SHVITZ
PROTOLYSES and SHVITZES
PROTOLYSIS and SHVITZES
SLIVOVITZ and ZEPHYRS
ZEPHYRS and SLIVOVITZ

The following are the 14-letter words.

phosphorolysis – phosphorolyses

The following are the 13-letter words.

lithotriptors

The following are the 12-letter words.

lithotriptor – phosphorites

The following are the 11-letter words.

lithotripsy – lithotrites – phosphorite – prioritises – proteolysis – provisorily – phosphorise – proteolyses

The following are the 10-letter words.

horseshoes – lithotrity – lithotrite – phosphoryl – photolitho – photolyses – photolyzes – photolysis – phytoliths – prioritise – priorities – sororities – peptolysis – proseities – proteolyse – proteolyze – protolives – protoliths – protolysis – protolyses – ptilolites

The following are the 9-letter words.

epiphysis – epiphyses – epiphytes – horseshoe – hosepipes – liripipes – lithosols – phosphors – photolyse – photolyze – phytolith – piripiris – pisoliths – privities – prothesis – protheses – provisors – provisory – slivovitz – theorises – tortoises – phosphyls – photolith – pilolites – pilotries – piosities – priorites – proteoses – protolith – ptilolite – rhetories – riroriros – rivotites

The following are the 8-letter words.

epiphyte – hosepipe – liripipe – lithosol – olorosos – orthosis – orthoses – otiosity – otoliths – peploses – phosphor – photoset – pilosity – piripiri – pisolite – pisolith – plosives – priority – priories – provisos – provisor – rilievos – rosolios – shortish – shorties – shvitzes – sorority – spilites – sploshes – spritzes – tetroses – theorise – theories – tortoise – triliths – virility – visitors – volitive – zeolites – orthesis – ortheses – petitive – petitory – petroils – phlorols – phosphyl – pilolite – priorite – proseity – proteose – psilosis – psiloses – psorosis – psoroses – ptilosis – ptiloses – rhesises – riroriro – rivotite – syrtoses – vetitive

The following are the 7-letter words.

eoliths – epithet – evolves – eyeshot – horsily – isohyet – ivories – lilties – lithoes – litotes – lorises – oloroso – otolith – petitio – photoes – physios – pieties – plosive – plotzes – privity – privies – privily – prosily – proviso – rilievo – rhetors – rosolio – shortly – shortie – shrives – shtetls – sloshes – sorosis – soroses – sorties – spilite – spiriti – spitzes – sprites – sylvite – tehsils – tetrose – thorpes – thrives – tipsily – tiptoes – torties – trilith – trioses – visitor – vitriol – votives – zeolite – zephyrs – zloties – zoisite – spirito – oilyish – orthose – peptise – petroil – phlorol – photies – phytols – phytyls – pilotis – pilotry – piosity – pipsyls – plishes – prothyl – rhetory – rotolos – theoros

The following are the 6-letter words.

priori – visite – eolith – ephors – esprit – espies – ethyls – evites – evolve – eyries – heptyl – hythes – holily – holies – horses – horsey – irises – iritis – lities – lilies – lithos – lories – loveys – oilily – olives – otiose – otitis – peplos – petite – petrol – photos – physio – pilose – pithos – pithoi – pities – priors – priory – prises – privet – proses – prosit – proves – ptosis – rhetor – rosily – rotors – seises – sepses – sepsis – septet – seshes – setose – shotes – shorty – shoves – shrive – shrove – shtetl – shvitz – sieves – siloes – sloshy – sloths – soloes – solves – sortes – sortie – soviet – spilth – spirit – spites – splosh – sprite – spritz – spryly – sylphs – tehsil – tetris – theirs – theory – thesis – theses – thesps – tholos – tholoi – thorpe – thorps – thrips – thrive – throve – throes – thyrsi – tiptoe – tirths – tithes – torses – torsos – tortes – tortie – toshes – triose – triply – trivet – troves – vetoes – visors – voltes – votive – zephyr – zlotys – zorses – livity – livors – olivet – olivil – ortive – osetrs – othyls – otosis – otoses – peysie – peises – photie – physis – phytol – phytyl – piloti – pipsyl – rhesis – riotry – rithes – rivose – rosety – rotolo – sevirs – syrtos – theors

The following are the 5-letter words.

ephor – ethos – ethyl – evils – evite – eyrie – eyrir – heirs – hythe – holos – horse – horsy – hoses – hotly – vivos – vitro – ivory – ivies – lives – litie – lilos – lilty – lises – lisps – lithe – litho – loris – loses – loves – lovey – lyses – lysis – trois – olios – olive – ovolo – ovoli – pesos – petit – photo – piety – piezo – pilot – pipes – pipis – pipit – piths – pithy – pitot – pivot – plies – plotz – prior – prise – privy – prose – prosy – prove – pries – rises – rites – ritzy – rives – rivet – roils – roily – rorty – roses – rotis – rotor – roves – seise – seths – sezes – shote – shoes – short – shove – shyly – sieve – silos – silty – sipes – sites – slips – sloes – slosh – sloth – slyly – slily – soils – soily – solos – solve – sotol – spesh – spilt – spiry – spirt – spite – spitz – split – sprit – spies – srsly – sylph – tipis – tetri – those – their – these – thesp – thorp – thrip – throe – tilth – tipsy – tirth – tithe – titis – toils – torse – torso – torsi – torte – tosyl – totes – trios – trips – tripe – trite – troth – trove – tries – tyros – tiros – veils – vises – viols – visit – visor – volte – votes – yeses – yetis – zloty – zoris – pilis – pipet – zoril – zorse – hotis – livor – lolos – lotes – olpes – ortet – osetr – oseys – othyl – peisy – peise – petos – photy – pivos – plips – plish – ploit – proso – ptish – rioty – risps – rithe – rythe – rorie – roset – rosit – rosps – rotos – rozes – sevir – titir – theor – toity – veily – veves

The following are the 4-letter words.

rith – eish – ipso – eses – eths – eves – evil – eyes – hehe – hove – heir – heps – hoes – hoho – holo – hols – holt – holy – soit – hors – hose – toto – vivo – ipse – irie – iris – lies – lilo – lilt – lily – lips – lisp – lite – lith – live – loth – lols – lolz – lory – lose – loti – love – lyse – oils – oily – olio – orzo – pris – soie – peps – peso – phos – phot – pies – pips – pipe – pipi – pirs – pise – pish – pith – pity – plie – plot – pros – psis – piet – vive – rove – rhos – riot – rips – ripe – rise – rose – rite – ritz – rive – roes – roil – rort – rosy – rote – roti – ryes – seis – seps – sept – sesh – seth – shes – shoe – shot – silo – silt – sips – sipe – sirs – site – sitz – slip – slit – sloe – slot – soil – sols – soli – solo – sori – sort – spit – spiv – spry – hote – tipi – tete – they – thot – ties – tilt – tips – titi – toes – toey – toil – tors – tori – toro – tort – tosh – tote – toty – trio – trip – tris – oeil – trot – tyro – tiro – veil – veto – vise – vies – viol – voes – voir – volt – vote – yeti – yips – zols – zori – pili – pils – thro – yipe – hept – hoti – hsps – lolo – lote – olpe – orps – osey – peto – pily – pito – pivo – plip – psht – rhes – risp – rory – roey – rosp – roto – tite – veve

The following are the 3-letter words.

ovo – oil – ese – eth – eve – eye – hes – hep – het – hey – vis – hoe – hoi – hot – ish – ivy – lie – lit – lip – lis – lol – lor – lot – ltr – lye – the – tov – ohs – oho – ors – ort – vey – pep – pes – pet – pho – pis – pie – pip – pir – pit – pls – ply – plz – pro – pry – psi – rho – rip – roe – rot – rye – ses – sei – set – sev – sez – she – sho – shy – sip – sir – sis – sit – sly – sos – soh – sol – sot – sov – soz – tho – thy – tie – tip – tit – toe – tor – tot – try – vet – vie – voe – yeh – yep – yes – yet – yez – yip – zes – zol – ois – hsp – orp – phy – rhe – roz – rio

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *