NYT Letter Boxed answers today: #2873, Saturday, October 17
Sides: BYT · ALR · GNM · POE. Hints toward the 2-word solution, one step at a time.
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Try to solve in 4 wordsEach word starts with the last letter of the one before. Letters next to each other can’t share a side. Any route that uses all 12 letters wins.
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0 of 4 hints usedNudgeReveal nudge
Lawyers first, then lab coats with nets and jars.
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One is a court step involving a will; the other names a science department where specimens are pinned in drawers.
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One of the words: ENTOMOLOGY
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PROBATE → ENTOMOLOGY
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How to play Letter Boxed
Make words using letters around the edge of a square. Consecutive letters must come from different sides, and each new word starts with the last letter of the previous one.
Use every letter at least once, ideally within the suggested number of words. The Times’ own solution usually needs two.
Tips to solve Letter Boxed faster
- Find a long word that uses the awkward letters (J, Q, X, Z) first, then look for a second word that starts where it ends.
- Words ending in a common starting letter such as S, T or E make the second word easier to find.