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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.
Loaded sides from the stored Letter Boxed board for May 21, 2020. You can also open the matching hints page for that date.
Two-word chains
24
Longest candidate
METROPOLITANATE
T L H
ERA
P W I
MNO
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 P
WHELP → PROTAMIN
14 letters totalConnector P
WHELP → PROTAMINE
15 letters totalConnector N
PLOWMAN → NEPHRITE
15 letters totalConnector P
WHELP → PORTAMENTI
16 letters totalConnector T
ELEPHANT → TIMEWORN
16 letters totalConnector T
INHALANT → TAPEWORM
16 letters totalConnector I
METANEPHROI → INLAW
16 letters totalConnector M
TAPEWORM → MALIHINI
16 letters totalConnector M
WHAM → METROPOLITAN
16 letters totalConnector M
WHELM → METANEPHROI
16 letters totalConnector M
WHELM → METAPROTEIN
16 letters totalConnector M
WHIM → METROPOLITAN
17 letters totalConnector N
TIMEWORN → NEOPHILIA
17 letters totalConnector M
WHELM → METROPOLITAN
18 letters totalConnector N
METROPOLITAN → NEPHEW
18 letters totalConnector N
TIMEWORN → NALORPHINE
19 letters totalConnector M
WHAM → METROPOLITANATE
19 letters totalConnector M
WHIM → METROPOLITANATE
19 letters totalConnector E
WORMHOLE → ELEPHANTINE
20 letters totalConnector M
HAIRWORM → METROPOLITAN
20 letters totalConnector M
HORNWORM → METROPOLITAN
20 letters totalConnector M
WHELM → METROPOLITANATE
23 letters totalConnector M
HAIRWORM → METROPOLITANATE
23 letters totalConnector M
HORNWORM → METROPOLITANATE
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.
| Word | Length | Score | Vowels | Unique | Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITANATE | 15 | 19 | 7 | 10 | No |
| PHENTOLAMINE | 12 | 19 | 5 | 10 | No |
| METROPOLITAN | 12 | 16 | 5 | 10 | No |
| METANEPHROI | 11 | 18 | 5 | 10 | No |
| IMPLEMENTOR | 11 | 17 | 4 | 9 | No |
| METAPROTEIN | 11 | 15 | 5 | 9 | No |
| LIMITROPHE | 10 | 17 | 4 | 9 | No |
| NALORPHINE | 10 | 15 | 4 | 9 | No |
| PORTAMENTI | 10 | 14 | 4 | 9 | No |
| ELIMINATOR | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | No |
| PATROLMEN | 9 | 13 | 3 | 9 | No |
| PROLAMINE | 9 | 13 | 4 | 9 | No |
| PROTAMINE | 9 | 13 | 4 | 9 | No |
| PROPRIETORIAL | 13 | 17 | 6 | 8 | No |
| AMPHETAMINE | 11 | 20 | 5 | 8 | No |
| IMPANELMENT | 11 | 17 | 4 | 8 | No |
| IMPLEMENTAL | 11 | 17 | 4 | 8 | No |
| IMPROPRIATE | 11 | 17 | 5 | 8 | No |
| ELEPHANTINE | 11 | 16 | 5 | 8 | No |
| PROTOPLANET | 11 | 15 | 4 | 8 | No |
| POTENTIATOR | 11 | 13 | 5 | 8 | No |
| IMPAIRMENT | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | No |
| IMPALEMENT | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | No |
| HELIOTROPE | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | No |
| PORTAMENTO | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | No |
| MINATORIAL | 10 | 12 | 5 | 8 | No |
| ORNAMENTAL | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | No |
| ORIENTALIA | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | No |
| HEMITROPE | 9 | 16 | 4 | 8 | No |
| ALPENHORN | 9 | 14 | 3 | 8 | No |
| NEOPHILIA | 9 | 14 | 5 | 8 | No |
| IMPORTANT | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | No |
| PATROLMAN | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | No |
| INHALATOR | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | No |
| LAMINATOR | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | No |
| POTENTIAL | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | No |
| TORMENTIL | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | No |
| TROPEOLIN | 9 | 11 | 4 | 8 | No |
| ALIENATOR | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | No |
| NATROLITE | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | No |
| METAPHOR | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | No |
| TAPEWORM | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | No |
| HOTELMAN | 8 | 13 | 3 | 8 | No |
| TIMEWORN | 8 | 13 | 3 | 8 | No |
| PROLAMIN | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | No |
| PROTAMIN | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | No |
| HORNTAIL | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | No |
| AMITROLE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | No |
| ROLAMITE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | No |
| ORIENTAL | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | No |
| IMPROPRIATOR | 12 | 18 | 5 | 7 | No |
| EMPANELMENT | 11 | 17 | 4 | 7 | No |
| NEPHELINITE | 11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | No |
| PENITENTIAL | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | No |
| MILITIAMEN | 10 | 14 | 5 | 7 | No |
| PENTIMENTO | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ENTAILMENT | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | No |
| PALATINATE | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | No |
| POTENTIATE | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | No |
| NATATORIAL | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | No |
| HALOPHILE | 9 | 17 | 4 | 7 | No |
| MELPHALAN | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PENTALPHA | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | No |
| IMPLEMENT | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | No |
| LINTWHITE | 9 | 15 | 3 | 7 | No |
| WHITETAIL | 9 | 15 | 4 | 7 | No |
| NEPHELITE | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | No |
| OPHIOLITE | 9 | 14 | 5 | 7 | No |
| PHENETOLE | 9 | 14 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ELOPEMENT | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| IMPATIENT | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| NAMEPLATE | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| PALMITATE | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| PRIMATIAL | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ALIMENTAL | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ELIMINATE | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | No |
| NILPOTENT | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PETIOLATE | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | No |
| TAILPLANE | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | No |
| LINEOLATE | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | No |
| ORIENTATE | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | No |
| HAIRWORM | 8 | 16 | 3 | 7 | No |
| WHALEMAN | 8 | 16 | 3 | 7 | No |
| WHALEMEN | 8 | 16 | 3 | 7 | No |
| WORMHOLE | 8 | 16 | 3 | 7 | No |
| HELPMATE | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 | No |
| APHANITE | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| APHELIAN | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ATROPHIA | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ELEPHANT | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | No |
| HEMATEIN | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| HEMATINE | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| HOTELMEN | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | No |
| HOTPLATE | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | No |
| NEOPHILE | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| NEPHRITE | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PHIALINE | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | No |
| IMPOLITE | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | No |
| IMPOTENT | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PALMITIN | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PRIMATAL | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| HAIRLINE | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | No |
| TOILWORN | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| AIRPLANE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ANIMATOR | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ANTELOPE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ANTIMALE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| EMANATOR | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| LAMINATE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| LEPORINE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| MELANITE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| ORNAMENT | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PALATINE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| PATENTOR | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PETALINE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| TALAPOIN | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| TAPELINE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| TINPLATE | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | No |
| TENTORIA | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | No |
| TRIOLEIN | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | No |
| PLOWMAN | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | No |
| PLOWMEN | 7 | 14 | 2 | 7 | No |
| ALPHORN | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | No |
| HAPLITE | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| HEMATIN | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| HEMIOLA | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | No |
| HOPLITE | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| MANHOLE | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| TAPHOLE | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 | No |
| IMPANEL | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| IMPLANT | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | No |
| MAINTOP | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| MANROPE | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| NAPTIME | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| OPTIMAL | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PRIMATE | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | No |
| AIRHOLE | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | No |
| HAIRNET | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | No |
| TOWLINE | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | No |
| AILMENT | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| ALIMENT | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| OPALINE | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | No |
| PANTILE | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PELORIA | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | No |
| POLENTA | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PROLATE | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PROLINE | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| PROTEIN | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| TOPLINE | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | No |
| LATRINE | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | No |
| TOENAIL | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | No |
| IMPENITENT | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | No |
| MILITIAMAN | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | No |
| PENTIMENTI | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | No |
| PROPRIETOR | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | No |
| ANTIANEMIA | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | No |
| LENTAMENTE | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | No |
| TENEMENTAL | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | No |
| ITALIANATE | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | No |
| PRIMETIME | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | No |
| NEPHELINE | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | No |
| TELEPHOTO | 9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | No |
| PENEPLAIN | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | No |
| ELEMENTAL | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | No |
| ELEOPTENE | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | No |
| INANIMATE | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | No |
| INPATIENT | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | No |
| LEPTOTENE | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | No |
| METEORITE | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | No |
| POTENTATE | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | No |
| TORMENTOR | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | No |
| ANTIALIEN | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | No |
| ANTIELITE | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | No |
| INITIATOR | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | No |
| NATATORIA | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | No |
| TANTALITE | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | No |
| HORNWORM | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | No |
| HORNWORT | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 | No |
| MALAPROP | 8 | 14 | 3 | 6 | No |
| HELPLINE | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | No |
| HEMATITE | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | No |
| MALIHINI | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | No |
| TEPHRITE | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | No |
| MELAMINE | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | No |
| NAMETAPE | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | No |
| PALPATOR | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | No |
| PENPOINT | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | No |
| POPLITEI | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | No |
| TEMPLATE | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | No |
| HAIRTAIL | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | No |
| INHALANT | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | No |
| ILMENITE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
| IMITATOR | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
| INTIMATE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
| LINIMENT | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | No |
| MAINLINE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
| MANTELET | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | No |
| MATELOTE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
| MELINITE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
| MENILITE | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | No |
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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