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Letter Boxed August 6, 2026: Hints & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

The written hints below were assembled automatically from the puzzle data rather than composed by an editor — accurate, just plainer than usual.

Recap

The official chain was OFTENTIMES then SCHWA, solving the TSW/NMC/EOH/FIA board in 2 steps against a par of 4. The board accepted 2531 words in total. This recap was assembled automatically from the puzzle data rather than written by an editor.

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.

  • TopTSW
  • RightNMC
  • BottomEOH
  • LeftFIA

Par is 4 words. This board accepts 2531 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.

    Auto-generated hint: the board shows four sides of three letters: TSW, NMC, EOH, FIA. Par is 4, and the official chain finishes in 2 steps of 10 and 5 letters. Consecutive letters must come from different sides, so place the awkward corners early and let each step end on a letter that opens the next one.

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

    Read off the board.

    Top side
    T · S · W
    Right side
    N · M · C
    Bottom side
    E · O · H
    Left side
    F · I · A
    Par
    4 words
    Official chain
    2 words
    Words this board accepted
    2531
    Back to the twelve letters
  3. The opening word, without naming it

    Auto-generated hint: the opening step runs 10 letters and begins with the letter O.

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

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

    Word 1
    OFTENTIMES
  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
    5 letters, starts with S
    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 · 10 letters

    OFTENTIMES

    OFTENTIMES — step 1 of 2, 10 letters, ending on S so the next step can start there.

  • Word 2 · 5 letters

    SCHWA

    SCHWA — step 2 of 2, 5 letters, ending on A so the next step can start there.

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

    CONFECTIONSSHAWM

  • Alternate chain 2 · 2 words

    FEMINACIESSOMEWHAT

  • Alternate chain 3 · 2 words

    FETISHISMSSNOWCAT

This board by the numbers

Date
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Board
4 sides of 3 letters
Par
4 words
Official chain
2 words
Words accepted
2531 on this board
Other chains we verified
3

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