Letter Boxed · No. 2864 · Thursday, October 8, 2026

NYT Letter Boxed #2864 answers and hints

Sides: ZRQ · IGY · ANK · TUL. Hints toward the 2-word solution, one step at a time.

By DailyWordHint editors · Puzzle for Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Try to solve in 6 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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Order mezze first, then write like a Victorian novelist.

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One shares menu space with hummus and dolmas; the other is an adverb novelists attach to "he glanced."

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One of the words: TZATZIKI

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TZATZIKI → INQUIRINGLY

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