Letter Boxed · No. 2863 · Tuesday, October 6, 2026
NYT Letter Boxed #2863 answers and hints
Sides: FTM · RGX · AIO · VLS. Hints toward the 2-word solution, one step at a time.
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Try to solve in 5 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 usedThe solution2 words✓ Solved
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Spec-sheet adjective first; then someone's upgraded business card.
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HintReveal hint
An adjective you'd meet in an engineering catalog, then a 21st-century job title people use instead of a plainer one.
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One wordReveal one word
One of the words: MIXOLOGIST
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AnswerReveal answer
VARIFORM → MIXOLOGIST
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