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Letter Boxed Solver

Enter the three letters on each side of the box and get the shortest word chains that use all twelve.

0/12 letters · tip: paste all 12 at once

Start at the top-left and go clockwise: top, right, bottom, then left side.

How to use the Letter Boxed solver

Copy the board into the square above, three letters per side. Start with the top side from left to right, continue down the right side, then the bottom and the left side. The order inside a side doesn’t change the answers. What counts is which letters share a side. You can also paste all twelve letters into the first box.

Press Solve the box and the solver checks every word in the chosen list against the board’s rule: consecutive letters must come from different sides. It then links words end-to-start and keeps the chains that use all twelve letters, best ones first.

Strategies for solving Letter Boxed yourself

  • Plan for the awkward letters. Letters like J, Q, X, Z or a side full of consonants are hardest to fit; build your first word around them.
  • Think about the hand-off letter. A word ending in a common starting letter (S, T, C, P) gives you far more options for the next word.
  • Long words cover more ground. Use the “all playable words” list to spot words covering 8 to 10 letters, then look for a partner that starts with their last letter.
  • Reuse is allowed. Letters can appear many times, so don’t avoid a great word because it repeats a letter you already used.

For similar puzzles, try the Spelling Bee solver, or get every word from a jumble of letters with the word unscrambler.

Frequently asked questions

What are the rules of Letter Boxed?
Twelve letters sit around a square, three per side. You make words by connecting letters, but two letters in a row can never come from the same side. Each new word must start with the last letter of the previous one, and the puzzle is solved when every letter has been used at least once. Letters may be reused.
How does the solver rank solutions?
Shorter chains come first: one-word answers (rare), then two-word and three-word solutions. Within each group, chains made of common words are listed before chains that rely on obscure ones, and shorter totals before longer ones.
Why does the game reject a word the solver suggests?
The daily puzzle uses its own word list, which is smaller than the game dictionaries we search. If a word is refused, pick another chain. There are usually dozens to choose from.
Can I enter the letters in any order?
Within a side, yes: the order of the three letters on one side doesn’t matter. What matters is which letters share a side, because those can’t be used back to back.
Is this solver affiliated with The New York Times?
No. It is an independent word tool from WordFinderZ. For the daily board, see our Letter Boxed hints and answers page.