Letter Boxed solver & word finder

Enter the four sides of a Letter Boxed board to find legal words and two-word chains that cover all 12 letters.

Enter a Letter Boxed board

Put the three letters from each side into its own box. This solver uses Xfire's broad word list to surface valid board words and two-word chains that cover all 12 letters.

Recommended format: one side per box. The solver normalizes case and ignores spaces, but each side still needs exactly three letters.

Reset

Loaded sides from the stored Letter Boxed board for Aug 13, 2019. You can also open the matching hints page for that date.

Valid words found

1,223

Two-word chains

28

Longest candidate

EXPLICATED

I E P
TNC
R A L
DKX

Letter Boxed

12 letters

One board, four sides

Two-word chain ideas

These chains cover all 12 board letters and keep the required last-letter to first-letter handoff intact.

13 letters totalConnector E

TRICKLE → EXPAND

14 letters totalConnector E

CRINKLE → EXAPTED

14 letters totalConnector E

TICKLE → EXPANDER

15 letters totalConnector E

CATLIKE → EXPANDER

15 letters totalConnector D

EXPLICATED → DRINK

15 letters totalConnector E

KERNE → EXPLICATED

15 letters totalConnector E

TRICKLE → EXPANDED

15 letters totalConnector E

TRICKLE → EXPANDER

16 letters totalConnector D

EXPLICATED → DANKER

16 letters totalConnector D

EXPLICATED → DINKER

16 letters totalConnector E

NICKLE → EXTIRPATED

17 letters totalConnector E

CANELIKE → EXCERPTED

17 letters totalConnector E

CRINKLE → EXPATIATED

17 letters totalConnector E

CRINKLE → EXPLICATED

17 letters totalConnector E

CRINKLE → EXTIRPATED

17 letters totalConnector D

EXPLICATED → DRINKER

17 letters totalConnector E

KERNITE → EXPLICATED

17 letters totalConnector E

NICKLE → EXPATRIATED

17 letters totalConnector E

REKINDLE → EXPLICATE

17 letters totalConnector E

TANKLIKE → EXCERPTED

18 letters totalConnector E

ANKERITE → EXPLICATED

18 letters totalConnector E

CANELIKE → EXTIRPATED

18 letters totalConnector E

CRINKLE → EXPATRIATED

18 letters totalConnector E

EXPLICATE → ENKINDLER

18 letters totalConnector E

NECKLINE → EXTIRPATED

18 letters totalConnector E

REKINDLE → EXPLICATED

19 letters totalConnector E

CANELIKE → EXPATRIATED

19 letters totalConnector E

NECKLINE → EXPATRIATED

Playable board words

These words obey the side-jump rule and use only the 12 letters on the board.

Showing the first 200 rows so pages stay fast and readable.

EXPLICATED102249No
EXPATRIATED112158No
PRETICKETED112048No
ACETANILIDE111468No
INEXPLICIT102148No
PACLITAXEL102148No
EXTIRPATED102048No
EXTRICATED102048No
DIAKINETIC101758No
PREDICATED101648No
PRECLEANED101548No
ACETANILID101358No
INDELICATE101358No
EXPLICATE92048No
CLINKERED91638No
RETACKLED91638No
CAPTAINED91448No
PATRICIDE91448No
PREDICATE91448No
CANDLELIT91238No
DECLINATE91248No
RECLINATE91148No
TAILENDER91048No
PANICKED81738No
PRICKLED81728No
CRINKLED81528No
TRICKLED81528No
PANICLED81338No
PLICATED81338No
CAPACITATED111857No
TELEKINETIC111757No
REDEDICATED111657No
TICKTACKED102337No
EXPATIATED102057No
EXPATRIATE101957No
PATRICIATE101457No
REDEDICATE101457No
CLINANDRIA101347No
CREATININE101257No
DELINEATED101257No
EXCERPTED92137No
KNACKERED92037No
CRICKETED91837No
EXTIRPATE91847No
EXTRICATE91847No
KILDERKIN91837No
PRETICKET91737No
REKINDLED91537No
ENKINDLER91437No
TRINKETED91437No
CANDIDATE91347No
CIRCINATE91347No
DENDRITIC91337No
INDICATED91347No
PATRICIAN91347No
DECILITER91247No
PATINATED91247No
PATRIATED91247No
PTERIDINE91247No
TENIACIDE91257No
CERTAINER91147No
DATELINED91147No
TENDRILED91137No
TRICLINIA91147No
DELINEATE91057No
EXPLICIT81937No
EXPANDER81837No
PACKETED81737No
DEXTRINE81637No
TANKLIKE81637No
CANKERED81537No
DETICKER81537No
NICKELED81537No
NICKERED81537No
AKINETIC81447No
CANELIKE81447No
RETACKLE81437No
REKINDLE81337No
RELINKED81337No
TINKERED81337No
ANKERITE81247No
CANDIDER81237No
PRECLEAN81237No
ACRIDINE81147No
CILIATED81147No
CRENATED81137No
DECLINER81137No
DELICATE81147No
INDICATE81147No
RECLINED81137No
CREATINE81047No
DATELINE8947No
DETAILER8947No
DETAINER8947No
LINEATED8947No
RENAILED8947No
RETAILED8947No
RETAINED8947No
PRICKED71627No
DEXTRIN71527No
PRICKET71527No
PRICKLE71527No
CLINKED71427No
NICKLED71427No
PLINKED71427No
PRINKED71427No
TACKLED71427No
TICKLED71427No
TRICKED71427No
CATLIKE71337No
CLINKER71327No
CRINKLE71327No
PLINKER71327No
TACKLER71327No
TICKLER71327No
TRICKLE71327No
KINDLER71227No
KIRTLED71227No
KNAIDEL71237No
TINKLED71227No
CAPRINE71137No
PANICLE71137No
PLICATE71137No
TINKLER71127No
CAIRNED71037No
CANDLER71027No
CITADEL71037No
DELTAIC71037No
PATINED71037No
CERTAIN7937No
TACRINE7937No
REDTAIL7837No
TENDRIL7827No
TRENAIL7737No
CAPACITATE101656No
PREADAPTED101646No
PRETREATED101346No
TRIACETATE101256No
EXCERPTER92036No
PRETEXTED91936No
EXPATIATE91856No
CRICKETER91736No
REDNECKED91736No
ENKINDLED91536No
CIRCADIAN91446No
DEDICATED91446No
DIACRITIC91446No
ANACLITIC91346No
CAECILIAN91356No
PRETENDED91336No
READAPTED91346No
TRICLINIC91336No
TRINKETER91336No
CATENATED91246No
DEADLINED91246No
PRETENDER91236No
RECREATED91246No
INITIATED91056No
TRITIATED91046No
CICATRIX81936No
EXPANDED81936No
EXCRETED81836No
DETICKED81636No
DICKERED81636No
EXTENDER81636No
NICKELIC81636No
TICKETED81536No
NECKLINE81436No
CRICETID81336No
ENKINDLE81336No
KERNELED81336No
PREADAPT81336No
APATETIC81246No
CELERIAC81246No
CINDERED81236No
CREDENDA81236No
CREDITED81236No
DECLINED81236No
DEDICATE81246No
PANDERED81236No
PREDATED81236No
TINKERER81236No
CRENELED81136No
ELICITED81146No
PANDERER81136No
CRITERIA81046No
DEADLINE81046No
DENDRITE81036No
DETAILED81046No
DETAINED81046No
NITRIDED81036No
PATINATE81046No
PATRIATE81046No
RECLINER81036No
REDLINED81036No
TREADLED81036No
REDLINER8936No
RETITLED8936No
TREADLER8936No
RETAILER8846No

Word list size: 184,413 broad English words. Board contract: four sides, three letters each. NYT's accepted word list can differ slightly, so treat this as a brainstorming surface.

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