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 20, 2020. You can also open the matching hints page for that date.

Valid words found

956

Two-word chains

20

Longest candidate

PATHOLOGIES

A G L
CEH
P O W
ITS

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.

15 letters totalConnector C

PATHOLOGIC → CLEWS

15 letters totalConnector S

WHILES → SCAPEGOAT

16 letters totalConnector S

WHAPS → SCATOLOGIES

16 letters totalConnector S

WHIPS → SCATOLOGIES

17 letters totalConnector C

PHOTOGEOLOGIC → CAWS

17 letters totalConnector S

PSHAWS → SCATOLOGIES

17 letters totalConnector T

SCAPEGOAT → TWILIGHT

17 letters totalConnector P

SWAP → PHOTOGEOLOGIC

17 letters totalConnector P

WASP → PHOTOGEOLOGIC

18 letters totalConnector S

WHIPTAILS → SCAPEGOAT

19 letters totalConnector T

LIGHTWEIGHT → TAPIOCAS

19 letters totalConnector C

PHOTOGEOLOGIC → CASHAW

19 letters totalConnector S

WHIPSAWS → SCATOLOGIES

20 letters totalConnector S

HAWSEPIPES → SCATOLOGIC

20 letters totalConnector C

PHOTOGEOLOGIC → CASHAWS

20 letters totalConnector S

WHIPTAILS → SCATOLOGIES

20 letters totalConnector S

WHIPTAILS → SOCIOLOGESE

20 letters totalConnector S

WHIPTAILS → SOCIOLOGIES

21 letters totalConnector S

HAWSEPIPES → SCATOLOGIES

21 letters totalConnector S

WHIPTAILS → SOCIOLOGESES

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.

PATHOLOGIES1117510No
PHOTOGEOLOGIES142179No
PHOTOGEOLOGIC132269No
CATHOLICATES121959No
CATHOLICOSES121959No
HAPLOLOGIES111759No
SCATOLOGIES111459No
PATHOLOGIC101849No
PHOSPHOLIPASES142658No
PHOSPHOLIPASE132558No
HOSPHOLIPASE122258No
PSEPHOLOGIES122058No
CATHOLICATE111858No
PHILOLOGIES111758No
TELEPATHIES111658No
HAPLOLOGIC101848No
CATHOLICOS101748No
TELEPATHIC101748No
CACOLOGIES101558No
SAILCLOTHS101538No
SCATOLOGIC101548No
ETHOLOGIES101458No
TOCOLOGIES101358No
WHIPTAILS91738No
CATHOLICS91638No
SAILCLOTH91438No
SCAPEGOAT91448No
THIOTEPAS91448No
TAPHOLES81338No
GOLIATHS81238No
PLICATES81238No
PHOSPHATASES122247No
SOCIOLOGESES121567No
SPELEOLOGIES121567No
LIGHTWEIGHT112237No
PHOSPHATASE112147No
SOCIOLOGESE111467No
SOCIOLOGIES111467No
TELEOLOGIES111267No
HAWSEPIPES102047No
PHOSPHATES102037No
PHILOLOGIC101847No
CATHOLICOI101757No
TELEPHOTOS101547No
TELEOLOGIC101357No
HAWSEPIPE91947No
PHOSPHATE91937No
HIGHTAILS91637No
CACOEPIES91557No
OILCLOTHS91437No
TELEPATHS91437No
COLOCATES91347No
SLIPCASES91337No
TAILPIPES91347No
WEIGELIAS91357No
OTOLOGIES91057No
WHIPTAIL81637No
CATHOLIC81537No
SHOEPACS81537No
APATHIES81347No
HAPLOSES81337No
PATHOSES81337No
SPATHOSE81337No
THIOTEPA81347No
SLIPCASE81237No
TAPIOCAS81247No
ELEGIACS81147No
PIGTAILS81137No
CILIATES81047No
PATHICS71427No
SHOEPAC71437No
SPATHIC71427No
GOTHICS71327No
GELCAPS71227No
TAPHOLE71237No
GOLIATH71137No
PLICATE71137No
SLEIGHT71127No
SPICATE71137No
LOCATES7937No
PELOTAS7937No
SOCIOLOGIC101556No
SHIPSHAPE91936No
HOSEPIPES91646No
SHOTHOLES91536No
TELEPHOTO91446No
EPICLESES91346No
EOLIPILES91156No
GEOLOGIES91156No
PETASOSES91146No
SCOLIOSES91146No
SLIPSOLES91136No
SPATLESES91136No
WHIPSAWS81926No
HIGHTAIL81536No
HOSEPIPE81546No
TWILIGHT81526No
PAPACIES81446No
SHOTHOLE81436No
OILCLOTH81336No
PHOTOSET81336No
TELEPATH81336No
CAPIASES81246No
COLOCATE81246No
GEOLOGIC81246No
TAILPIPE81246No
WEIGELIA81256No
ATHLETES81136No
SPIEGELS81136No
SLIPSOLE81036No
SPATLESE81036No
TAILCOAT81046No
WHIPSAW71826No
HOGWASH71726No
HIPSHOT71526No
EIGHTHS71426No
PHOTOGS71326No
SPILTHS71216No
SWIPLES71226No
THIOLIC71236No
WATAPES71236No
CAPELET71136No
PEACOAT71146No
SAWLOGS71126No
SLEIGHS71126No
TAPIOCA71146No
ELEGIAC71046No
GOSPELS71026No
PIGTAIL71036No
SPIEGEL71036No
CILIATE7946No
LIPASES7936No
PETASOS7936No
PILEATE7946No
OLOGIES7846No
OLEATES7746No
AWEIGH61336No
PATHIC61326No
WEIGHS61326No
WEIGHT61326No
AWHILE61236No
GOTHIC61226No
PLIGHT61216No
WHILES61226No
WHOLES61226No
CLOTHS61116No
ETHICS61126No
GELCAP61126No
PATHOL61126No
PATHOS61126No
PHILOS61126No
SPILTH61116No
SWIPLE61126No
CAPLET61026No
PLICAE61036No
SAWLOG61026No
SLEIGH61026No
SLIGHT61016No
SPICAE61036No
GOSPEL6926No
HAOLES6936No
HASLET6926No
HOLIES6936No
HOTELS6926No
LOGICS6926No
LOTAHS6926No
SPIGOT6926No
THIOLS6926No
THOLES6926No
ATELIC6836No
CLOSET6826No
COLIES6836No
LIPASE6836No
LOCATE6836No
PELOTA6836No
PIETAS6836No
PILOSE6836No
PIOLET6836No
TELCOS6826No
TOILES6636No
HIGHLIGHT92025No
SEASCAPES91345No
PEPLOSES81235No
SEASCAPE81245No
SHTETELS81125No
TOESHOES81145No
CASEATES81045No
CASEOSES81045No
EOLIPILE81055No
APHTHAE71535No
CASHAWS71525No
WHOSESO71335No
EPIGEIC71245No
PESEWAS71235No
CLOACAE71145No
ESCAPES71135No
ICICLES71135No
PATACAS71135No
ATHLETE71035No
ETHOSES71035No

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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