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 Jan 17, 2020. You can also open the matching hints page for that date.

Valid words found

582

Two-word chains

2

Longest candidate

UNMERCIFUL

E C N
IMY
L X F
SRU

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.

14 letters totalConnector L

MERCIFUL → LYNXES

16 letters totalConnector L

UNMERCIFUL → LYNXES

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.

UNMERCIFUL101749No
LUCIFERINS101549No
CIRCUMCIRCLES132348No
EMULSIFIER101558No
UNICYCLES91638Yes
LUCIFERIN91448No
EMULSIFY81638Yes
MERCIFUL81538No
FUNICLES81338No
CLUMSIER81238No
NUMERICS81238No
CIRCUMCIRCLE122247No
CIRCUMCISER111947No
CIRCUMCISES111947No
CIRCUMCISE101847No
EMULSIFIES101557No
CYCLERIES91637Yes
LYRICISMS91627Yes
REUNIFIES91257No
SYRINXES81827Yes
INFIRMLY81627Yes
CLUMSILY81527Yes
CRESYLIC81527Yes
LYRICISM81527Yes
UNICYCLE81537Yes
SYNFUELS81427Yes
LEMNISCI81237No
MESCLUNS81227No
NUCLEINS81037No
UNFIXES71737No
REUNIFY71337Yes
SYNFUEL71327Yes
CLERISY71227Yes
FUNICLE71237No
LUCIFER71237No
REFILMS71227No
CRINUMS71127No
MESCLUN71127No
NUMERIC71137No
MERLINS7927No
SILICIFIES101556No
CYNICISMS91826Yes
EXERCISER91846No
EXERCISES91846No
SILICIUMS91346No
CLERISIES91146No
SILICULES91146No
CYNICISM81726Yes
EXERCISE81746No
SILICIFY81636Yes
UNISEXES81546No
MESMERIC81436No
FUNICULI81346No
INFIRMER81336No
SILICIUM81246No
UNSINFUL81136No
MEUNIERE81056No
SERICINS81036No
SILICULE81046No
RESILINS8836No
INFIXES71736No
REFIXES71736No
CULEXES71636No
CYCLINS71416Yes
EYEFULS71336Yes
FIERILY71336Yes
CRESYLS71216Yes
LYRISMS71216Yes
SFERICS71226No
CIRCLES71126No
CLERICS71126No
MERCIES71136No
NUCLEIC71136No
FERLIES71036No
LINSEYS71026Yes
REFILES71036No
REFUELS71036No
RELIEFS71036No
UNIFIER71046No
UNIFIES71046No
MUESLIS7936No
NUCLEIN7936No
RELUMES7936No
SERICIN7936No
RESILIN7736No
XYLEMS61816Yes
LYNXES61616Yes
SEXILY61626Yes
SYRINX61616Yes
UNSEXY61626Yes
FIRMLY61416Yes
CLUMSY61316Yes
UNISEX61336No
RIFELY61226Yes
CRESYL61116Yes
FELSIC61126No
FILMER61126No
LYRICS61116Yes
LYRISM61116Yes
MULEYS61126Yes
REFILM61126No
SLUICY61126Yes
CRINUM61026No
MUCINS61026No
IREFUL6936No
LINSEY6926Yes
RESINY6926Yes
SINFUL6926No
LUCRES6826No
MERLIN6826No
MUESLI6836No
NUCLEI6836No
RELICS6826No
LUNIER6636No
LUNIES6636No
MESMERISMS101635No
UNUNUNIUMS101255No
FELICIFIC91945No
MESMERISM91535No
SILICLES81035No
CYCLERY71715Yes
EXCISES71635No
LEXEMES71635No
SEXISMS71625No
LEXISES71435No
SILEXES71435No
UNSEXES71435No
LIFEFUL71335No
MUCLUCS71325No
FESCUES71235No
CIRCLER71125No
CLINICS71125No
ICICLES71135No
FERNIER71035No
FINISES71035No
REFIRES71035No
REFRIES71035No
REIFIES71045No
SELSYNS71015Yes
EMERIES7945No
MEINIES7945No
RESCUER7935No
RESCUES7935No
SILICLE7935No
INULINS7735No
LUNULES7735No
RESILES7735No
SEREINS7735No
EXCISE61535No
EXILIC61535No
SEXISM61525No
CYCLER61315Yes
CYCLES61315Yes
CYCLIN61315Yes
CYNICS61315Yes
ELIXIR61335No
EXILER61335No
EXILES61335No
ILEXES61335No
NIXIES61335No
SEXIER61335No
CIRCUM61225No
EYEFUL61235Yes
FESCUE61135No
FICINS61125No
FIRMER61125No
INFIRM61125No
MERELY61125Yes
UNIFIC61135No
CILIUM61035No
CIRCLE61025No
CLERIC61025No
CREMES61025No
CUMULI61035No
FERLIE6935No
FILSES6925No
FUELER6935No
LIEFER6935No
LYSINS6915Yes
REFELS6925No
REFILE6935No
REFUEL6935No
RELIEF6935No
SELSYN6915Yes
SERIFS6925No
CLISES6825No
CRISES6825No
MERLES6825No
RELUME6835No
RESCUE6835No
RICINS6825No
SCLERE6825No
SCRIES6825No
INLIER6635No
LINIER6635No
RELIES6635No
RESILE6635No
RESINS6625No
RINSER6625No
RINSES6625No

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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