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 Jun 29, 2020. You can also open the matching hints page for that date.

Valid words found

1,680

Two-word chains

12

Longest candidate

NIGHTMARES

S H A
GMX
Y I R
NET

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 S

NIGHTMARES → SEXY

15 letters totalConnector S

HEXAGRAMS → STINGY

15 letters totalConnector S

NIGHTMARES → SIXTY

16 letters totalConnector M

HEXAGRAM → MAINSTAY

16 letters totalConnector S

HEXAGRAMS → STYGIAN

17 letters totalConnector M

HEXAGRAM → MAINSTAYS

17 letters totalConnector S

HEXAGRAMS → STINGRAY

18 letters totalConnector S

HEXAGRAMS → STINGRAYS

18 letters totalConnector S

HEXAGRAMS → STYMIEING

18 letters totalConnector S

NARTHEXES → STYMIEING

18 letters totalConnector S

NARTHEXES → SYNGAMIES

21 letters totalConnector S

HEXAGRAMS → SYNAESTHESIS

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.

NIGHTMARES1016310No
MAINSTREAMINGS141959No
MAINSTREAMING131859No
THEREAGAINST121659No
INGATHERERS111549No
MISTREATING111449No
HERMITAGES101649No
STREAMINGS101339No
NIGHTMARE91539No
INGATHERS91339No
STREAMING91239No
THERMAESTHESIA142268No
TRANSMIGRATING141848No
THERMESTHESIA132158No
MAGNANIMITIES131868No
MISESTIMATING131858No
MAINSTREAMERS131758No
REGERMINATING131758No
RESEGREGATING131658No
SYNAESTHESIS121848Yes
MAINSTREAMER121658No
INSEMINATING121558No
STRAIGHTING111638No
GERMINATING111548No
MAINSTREAMS111548No
REMIGRATING111548No
MISTRAINING111448No
REANIMATING111458No
SEGREGATING111448No
REINSTATING111248No
RESTRAINING111248No
MEGATHERES101648No
RESIGHTING101538No
EMIGRATING101448No
HERNIATING101448No
HESITATING101448No
INGATHERER101448No
MAINSTREAM101448No
REHEARSING101448No
ESTIMATING101348No
EYESTRAINS101348Yes
ESTRANGING101238No
ESTREATING101148No
RESINATING101148No
RESTARTING101138No
HEXAGRAMS92238No
NARTHEXES91938No
EXSERTING91738No
HERMITAGE91548No
STYMIEING91538Yes
SYNGAMIES91538Yes
HERMITIAN91448No
THEREMINS91438No
REHEATING91348No
STINGRAYS91328Yes
THREATING91338No
YEARNINGS91338Yes
EYESTRAIN91248Yes
MISRATING91238No
RESTAGING91138No
GRAINIEST91048No
RESEATING91048No
RESTATING91038No
HEMATINS81338No
EARTHING81238No
HEARTING81238No
HEATINGS81238No
INGATHER81238No
STINGRAY81228Yes
MANGIEST81138No
RAGTIMES81138No
REMATING81138No
SMARTING81128No
RANGIEST8938No
SYNAESTHESES121847Yes
TINSMITHINGS121837No
INGEMINATING121657No
REINITIATING121367No
EXTREMITIES112057No
MAGNANIMITY111947Yes
TINSMITHING111737No
MARGINATING111547No
REIMAGINING111557No
REINSERTING111247No
EXTREMISMS102137No
RHYTHMISTS102117Yes
EXTREMISTS101937No
HERMITISMS101737No
MISMANAGES101547No
GEMINATING101447No
MERGANSERS101337No
STRATAGEMS101337No
STREAMIEST101247No
ESTRANGERS101137No
REGISTRARS101137No
TRANSITING101137No
EXTREMITY92137Yes
EXTREMISM92037No
MINIMAXES92047No
RHYTHMIST92017Yes
EXAMINING91947No
EXTREMIST91837No
ATARAXIES91657No
EYESIGHTS91637Yes
HERMITISM91637No
MEGATHERE91547No
MIGHTIEST91537No
ISTHMIANS91437No
MAINSTAYS91437Yes
MISMANAGE91447No
MISMATING91437No
GATHERERS91337No
MIGRATING91337No
REGATHERS91337No
REIMAGING91347No
SMARMIEST91337No
STRAIGHTS91327No
TIGEREYES91347Yes
EARTHIEST91247No
EMANATING91247No
HEARTIEST91247No
MEAGEREST91247No
MERGANSER91237No
REMAINING91247No
STRATAGEM91237No
YERSINIAE91257Yes
AMINITIES91157No
GESTATING91137No
MISTRAINS91137No
MISTREATS91137No
REGRATING91137No
STREAMIER91147No
TRANSMITS91127No
ESTRANGER91037No
ESTRANGES91037No
INSERTING91037No
REGISTRAR91037No
RERAISING91047No
RESISTING91037No
STRAINING91037No
STRANGERS91027No
STRANGEST91027No
TRAININGS91037No
RESTRAINS9937No
SEATRAINS9947No
HEXAGRAM82137No
REMIXING81837No
EXERTING81637No
EXISTING81637No
HYMNISTS81617Yes
MYTHIEST81627Yes
SEXTINGS81627No
THYMIEST81627Yes
ANYTHING81527Yes
EYESIGHT81537Yes
SEXTAINS81537No
MIGHTIER81437No
ATHEISMS81337No
EARTHMAN81337No
ISTHMIAN81337No
MAINSTAY81337Yes
MITHRAEA81347No
THEREMIN81337No
HEISTING81237No
MERGINGS81227No
NIGHTIES81237No
REHINGES81237No
RESIGHTS81227No
STRAIGHT81227No
THINGIES81237No
YEARNING81237Yes
ARMIGERS81137No
GERMIEST81137No
HEARTIES81147No
MANAGERS81137No
MEANINGS81137No
MINGIEST81137No
REARMING81137No
REIMAGES81147No
REMISING81137No
TANGRAMS81127No
TRANGAMS81127No
YERSINIA81147Yes
GRATINGS81027No
MARTIANS81037No
MARTINIS81037No
MISTRAIN81037No
MISTREAT81037No
REINSMAN81037No
SEMINARS81037No
SMARTIES81037No
TRANSMIT81027No
AERATING8947No
EARNINGS8937No
ESTRANGE8937No
RESITING8937No
SEATINGS8937No
STARTING8927No
STINGERS8927No
STINGIER8937No

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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