Letter Boxed · No. 2852 · Friday, September 25, 2026

NYT Letter Boxed #2852 answers and hints

Sides: PRT · EHL · YMC · ZSA. Hints toward the 2-word solution, one step at a time.

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Try to solve in 5 words

Each 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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The solution2 words

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One word is at home in classical verse; the other in a review of a tearjerker.

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HintReveal hint

A poetic word for mild west winds, then a Yiddish term for gooey, overdone sentimentality.

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One wordReveal one word

One of the words: SCHMALTZ

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AnswerReveal answer

ZEPHYRS → SCHMALTZ

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