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Letter Boxed August 15, 2026: Hints & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle required strategic thinking about letter connections and word choices. Solvers had to balance the need to clear all letters with the constraints of consecutive letters and word chains. The official solution and alternate chains demonstrate the board's complexity and the variety of possible solutions.

The board that was printed

Twelve letters, three to a side. A word could hop from any side to any other but never twice in a row from the same side, and each word had to start on the letter the last one ended on.

  • TopVUP
  • RightRMF
  • BottomAON
  • LeftGEI

Par is 4 words. This board accepts 1254 words in total.

Letter Boxed hints, one rung at a time

Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the chain, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. How the board wanted to be attacked

    Method only — no word from the chain.

    The board has a mix of common and less common letters. Starting with a word that uses high-frequency letters and clears a side could be beneficial. The letters 'V', 'U', and 'P' on one side, and 'R', 'M', and 'F' on another, seem like good starting points. Look for a word that ends with a letter appearing on multiple sides.

  2. Board facts: letters, par and how many words fitted

    Read off the board.

    Top side
    V · U · P
    Right side
    R · M · F
    Bottom side
    A · O · N
    Left side
    G · E · I
    Par
    4 words
    Official chain
    2 words
    Words this board accepted
    1254
    Back to the twelve letters
  3. The opening word, without naming it

    Consider a 4-letter word starting with F, which could help in connecting to multiple sides of the board given its position and the letters available.

  4. How long the opening word was, and where it started
    Opening word
    4 letters, starts with F
    Word 2
    9 letters
  5. The opening word itself

    The recap above already named it; this rung is for a replay.

    Word 1
    FOUR
  6. What each remaining word had to do

    Last rung before the full chain.

    Each word after the first began on the letter the previous one ended on, and between them they covered all 12 letters.

    Word 2
    9 letters, starts with R
    Open the full chain

Every word of that day's chain

All the words, folded. Each one stays hidden until you open it.

  • Word 1 · 4 letters

    FOUR

    FOUR is a number, clearing the letters F, O, U, and R. It sets up a connection for the next word to start with R.

  • Word 2 · 9 letters

    REVAMPING

    REVAMPING means to renovate or reorganize, using the letters R, E, V, A, M, P, I, N, and G. It starts with R, connecting to FOUR, and clears the remaining letters.

Other chains that solved that board

Any chain using all twelve letters, each word starting where the last ended, was a win. These came out of that board's own word list, so every one of them was playable.

  • Alternate chain 1 · 2 words

    EMPERORREFAVOURING

  • Alternate chain 2 · 2 words

    EPIMERREFAVOURING

  • Alternate chain 3 · 2 words

    FAVORERRUMPING

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Board
4 sides of 3 letters
Par
4 words
Official chain
2 words
Words accepted
1254 on this board
Other chains we verified
3

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