Here are the Letter Boxed October 10, 2026 Answers from New York Times Games. Our solutions and answers are 100% valid and accurate. We suggest trying to solve the game on your own before using the help of our website.
Sides of this Letter Box are:
TLNXIAEDPCKR
The answers are:
EXPLICITTANKARD

NYT LETTER BOXED
October 10, 2026
Sides: TLN | XIA | EDP | CKR
SPOILER ALERT — SOLUTIONS BELOW
Verified 2-word solutions: 32
Sorted A–Z by Word1, then Word2
01. AKINDLE—EXCERPT
02. ALKADIENE—EXCERPT
03. CARETAKE—EXPLICAND
04. CARETAKE—EXPLICANDA
05. EXPLICANDA—ALKITRAN
06. EXPLICIT—TANKARD
07. INEXPLICIT—TANKARD
08. KARATE—EXPLICAND
09. KARATE—EXPLICANDA
10. KERNITE—EXPLICAND
11. KERNITE—EXPLICANDA
12. NERDLIKE—EXPLICATE
13. PARAKITE—EXPLICAND
14. PARAKITE—EXPLICANDA
15. PARTAKE—EXPLICAND
16. PARTAKE—EXPLICANDA
17. PRINCELIKE—EXTRADITE
18. RANKINITE—EXPLICAND
19. RANKINITE—EXPLICANDA
20. REKINDLE—EXPLICATE
21. RETAKE—EXPLICAND
22. RETAKE—EXPLICANDA
23. RINKITE—EXPLICAND
24. RINKITE—EXPLICANDA
25. TRANCELIKE—EXPAND
26. TRANCELIKE—EXPLANANDA
27. TRANCELIKE—EXPLICAND
28. TRANCELIKE—EXPLICANDA
29. TRAPLIKE—EXPLICAND
30. TRAPLIKE—EXPLICANDA
31. TRIKE—EXPLICAND
32. TRIKE—EXPLICANDA
SOME HALF SOLUTIONS
October 10, 2026
Sides: TLN | XIA | EDP | CKR
UNCHECKED — MANUALLY
Kindly point out any errors observed
Verified half solutions: 91
Sorted A–Z by Word1, then Word2
01. ADRAKIʷ—INEXPLICIT
02. AKINDLE—EXCERPTAʷ
03. ALKADIENE—EXCERPTAʷ
04. ALKATRIENEʷ—EXPLICANDA
05. ANARAKITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
06. ANKERITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
07. CARDLIKEʷ—EXPLANATE
08. DANCELIKEʷ—EXCERPT
09. DANCELIKEʷ—EXTIRPATE
10. DINERLIKEʷ—EXPLICATE
11. DRANIKIʷ—INEXPLICIT
12. DRINKEʷ—EXPLICATE
13. DRINKIEʷ—EXPLICATE
14. DRINKLEʷ—EXPLICATE
15. EKERITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
16. ELKERITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
17. ENKINDLE—EXCERPTAʷ
18. EXCERPTAʷ—AKINDLE
19. EXCERPTAʷ—ALKADIENE
20. EXPLANANDA—ANKERITICʷ
21. EXPLICANDA—ALKATRIENEʷ
22. EXPLICANDA—ANARAKITEʷ
23. EXPLICANDA—ANKERITEʷ
24. EXPLICANDA—ANKERITICʷ
25. EXPLICATE—ENKINDLERʷ
26. EXTRACALENDRICALʷ—LIPLIKE
27. KARELINITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
28. KARITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
29. KARPATITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
30. KELPIE—EXCARDINATEʷ
31. KELPIE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
32. KERITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
33. KERNELATEʷ—EXPLICANDA
34. KINDLE—EXCERPTAʷ
35. KINRADITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
36. KINRADITEʷ—EXPLICATE
37. KINRADITEʷ—EXPLICIT
38. LANDLIKEʷ—EXCERPT
39. LIPLIKE—EXCARDINATEʷ
40. LIPLIKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
41. NERDLIKE—EXCERPTAʷ
42. NERDLIKE—EXPLICITATEʷ
43. PADLIKE—EXCARDINATEʷ
44. PADLIKE—EXCARNATEʷ
45. PADLIKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
46. PADLIKE—EXTRANCEʷ
47. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRADITE
48. PANCAKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
49. PANCAKE—EXTRANIDALʷ
50. PANCAKE—EXTRARADICALʷ
51. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCERPT
52. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCITER
53. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRACT
54. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRICATE
55. PARAKITE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
56. PARTAKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
57. PIKAKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
58. PIKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
59. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRADITE
60. PINKIE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
61. PINKIE—EXTRARADICALʷ
62. PIRATELIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
63. PREKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
64. PRINCELIKE—EXCANDIDATEʷ
65. PRINCELIKE—EXCARDINATEʷ
66. PRINCELIKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
67. PRINCELIKE—EXTRADITERʷ
68. PRINCELIKE—EXTRANIDALʷ
69. PRINCELIKE—EXTRARADICALʷ
70. PRINKLE—EXCANDIDATEʷ
71. PRINKLE—EXCARDINATEʷ
72. PRINKLE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
73. PRINKLE—EXTRARADICALʷ
74. RADTKEITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
75. RAPIERLIKE—EXCANDIDATEʷ
76. RAPIERLIKE—EXCARDINATEʷ
77. RAPIERLIKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
78. REKINDLE—EXCERPTAʷ
79. REKINDLE—EXPLICITATEʷ
80. TARANAKITEʷ—EXPLICANDA
81. TARLIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
82. TARTARLIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
83. TEARLIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
84. TIERLIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
85. TIRELIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
86. TRAKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
87. TRAPLIKE—EXCANDIDATEʷ
88. TRAPLIKE—EXCARDINATEʷ
89. TRAPLIKE—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
90. TRINKLEʷ—EXPLICANDA
91. TRIPLIKEʷ—EXPLICANDA
12 for me
Inexplicit Tankard
Same. Although obviously the IN not needed.
>RANPIKE-EXTRACALENDAR+
>CSW, +WIK
*PRANKLE-EXTRADICT+
*OED. +WIK
+PANICLIKE-EXTRANIDAL+
+WIK
+EXTRACARPAL-LADKIN*
+WIK, *OED
*DANKE-EXPLICATER*
*OED
*KADINE-EXTRACARPAL+
*OED, WIK+
+LAKARPITE-EXPLICANDA
+WIK
+LAKARPITE-EXTRACALENDAR
+WIK
*NECTARLIKE-EXPAND
*OED
*NECTARLIKE-EXPLICANDA
*OED
+PALATELIKE-EXTRACALENDAR+
+WIK
+PIERLIKE-EXTRACALENDAR+
+WIK
+TREACLELIKE-EXPAND+
+WIK
+TREACLELIKE-EXPLICANDA
+WIK
+KARDI-INEXPLICIT
+WIK
+CARPLIKE-EXTEND
+WIK
RETAKE-EXPLICANDA immediately.
Kanishk and RF, can’t wait to see you soonest, my lovelies! K, hope you are enjoying your break.
Good luck, all, and happy Saturday!
TRAPLIKE – EXPLICAND here. The K was really frustrating today!
Good job, Irim, well done – RF, can’t wait to see what you came up with!
Happy weekend, all.
WIKTIONARY PAIRS
October 10, 2026
Sides: TLN | XIA | EDP | CKR
Verified Wiktionary pairs: 200
Sorted A–Z by Word1, then Word2
001. ACIDLIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
002. ACIDLIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
003. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
004. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXCERPTERʷ
005. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXPLATERATEʷ
006. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXPLICITATEʷ
007. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXTIRPʷ
008. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
009. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXTRAPARIETALʷ
010. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
011. CALENDARLIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
012. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
013. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXCERPTERʷ
014. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXPLATERATEʷ
015. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXTIRPʷ
016. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
017. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXTRAPARIETALʷ
018. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
019. CANDIDALIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
020. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
021. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXCERPTERʷ
022. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXPLATERATEʷ
023. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXTIRPʷ
024. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
025. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXTRAPARIETALʷ
026. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
027. CANDLELIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
028. CAPLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
029. CAPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
030. CAPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
031. CAPLIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
032. CARDLIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
033. CARDLIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
034. CARPLIKEʷ—EXCANDIDATEʷ
035. CARPLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
036. CARPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
037. CARPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
038. CARPLIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
039. CATKINDʷ—DIPLEXERʷ
040. CLAPCAKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
041. CLAPCAKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
042. CLAPCAKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
043. DACELIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
044. DACELIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
045. DAKINEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
046. DANCELIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
047. DANCELIKEʷ—EXCERPTERʷ
048. DANCELIKEʷ—EXPLATERATEʷ
049. DANCELIKEʷ—EXTIRPʷ
050. DANCELIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
051. DANCELIKEʷ—EXTRAPARIETALʷ
052. DANCELIKEʷ—EXTRAPINEALʷ
053. DANCELIKEʷ—EXTRAPLANARʷ
054. DANKIEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
055. DIKETENEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
056. DINERLIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
057. DINERLIKEʷ—EXPLICITATEʷ
058. DINERLIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
059. DINKLEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
060. DINKLEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
061. DRINKEʷ—EXPLICITATEʷ
062. DRINKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
063. DRINKIEʷ—EXPLICITATEʷ
064. DRINKIEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
065. DRINKLEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
066. DRINKLEʷ—EXPLICITATEʷ
067. DRINKLEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
068. ENDLIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
069. ENDLIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
070. EXCERPTAʷ—ALIENKINDʷ
071. EXPLICITATEʷ—ENKINDLERʷ
072. EXTRACALENDARʷ—RANPIKEʷ
073. EXTRACALENDARʷ—RAPLIKEʷ
074. EXTRACALENDARʷ—REKIDNAPʷ
075. EXTRACALENDRICALʷ—LAPKINʷ
076. EXTRACARPALʷ—LADKINʷ
077. EXTRACARPALʷ—LANDLIKEʷ
078. EXTRACARPALʷ—LANKACIDINʷ
079. EXTRAPARIETALʷ—LANKACIDINʷ
080. EXTRAPINEALʷ—LANKACIDINʷ
081. EXTRARADICALʷ—LAPKINʷ
082. INKINDLEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
083. INKINDLEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
084. KANDITEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
085. KARPATITEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
086. KARPATITEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
087. KETIPATEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
088. KETIPATEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
089. KINDIEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
090. KINRADITEʷ—EXCIPLEʷ
091. KINRADITEʷ—EXCIPLEXʷ
092. KINRADITEʷ—EXPLICITATEʷ
093. KINRADITEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
094. LANDLIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
095. LANDLIKEʷ—EXCERPTERʷ
096. LANDLIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
097. PAKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
098. PALACELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
099. PALACELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
100. PALACELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
101. PALACELIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
102. PALACINKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
103. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
104. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
105. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRADITERʷ
106. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
107. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
108. PALACINKEʷ—EXTRATIDALʷ
109. PALANKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
110. PALANKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
111. PALANKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
112. PALANKINEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
113. PALANKINEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
114. PALANKINEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
115. PALANKINEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
116. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
117. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
118. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
119. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXTRADITERʷ
120. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
121. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
122. PANCAKELIKEʷ—EXTRATIDALʷ
123. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
124. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCARNATEʷ
125. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCERPTAʷ
126. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCERPTERʷ
127. PANDALIKEʷ—EXCETERAʷ
128. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
129. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
130. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRACARPALʷ
131. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRANCEʷ
132. PANDALIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
133. PANICLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
134. PANICLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
135. PANICLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
136. PANICLIKEʷ—EXTRADITERʷ
137. PANICLIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
138. PANICLIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
139. PANICLIKEʷ—EXTRATIDALʷ
140. PAPLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
141. PAPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
142. PAPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
143. PIECAKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
144. PIECAKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
145. PIECAKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
146. PIELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
147. PIELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
148. PIELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
149. PIKELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
150. PIKELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
151. PIKELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
152. PIKIEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
153. PIKIEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
154. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXCANDIDATEʷ
155. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
156. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
157. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
158. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRADITERʷ
159. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
160. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
161. PINCERLIKEʷ—EXTRATIDALʷ
162. PINELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
163. PINELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
164. PINELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
165. PINELIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
166. PIRATELIKEʷ—EXCANDIDATEʷ
167. PIRATELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
168. PIRATELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
169. PIRATELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
170. PLANELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
171. PLANELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
172. PLANELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
173. PLANELIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
174. PLANKLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
175. PLANKLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
176. PLANKLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
177. PLANKLIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
178. PLATELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
179. PLATELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
180. PLATELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
181. PRACTICELIKEʷ—EXCANDIDATEʷ
182. PRACTICELIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
183. PRACTICELIKEʷ—EXENDINʷ
184. PRACTICELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
185. PRACTICELIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
186. PRACTICELIKEʷ—EXTRANIDALʷ
187. RANPIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
188. RANPIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
189. RANPIKEʷ—EXTRARADICALʷ
190. RAPLIKEʷ—EXCANDIDATEʷ
191. RAPLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
192. RAPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
193. RAPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
194. TIPILIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
195. TIPILIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
196. TIPILIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
197. TRIPLIKEʷ—EXCANDIDATEʷ
198. TRIPLIKEʷ—EXCARDINATEʷ
199. TRIPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDARʷ
200. TRIPLIKEʷ—EXTRACALENDRICALʷ
Well, the OA certainly makes more sense than my NERDLIKE–EXPLICATE. Kind of surprised that the first word (underlined in red as I type this) was accepted, given that so many more common words are not.
I got NERDLIKE-EXPLICATE as well. Just trying lots of -LIKE words in hopes of using that awkwardly placed D and being able to pair with one of the many EX- words.
OA. First time I solved on first try!
REKINDLE – EXPLICATE
Same
I got PRINCELIKE EXTRADITE pretty quickly although I was surprised princelike isn’t hyphenated.
Also DANCELIKE* EXCERPT
*A Dictionary of the English Language. Samuel Johnson.
Explicit & Tankard
OA Today…after a long dry spell.
Rekindle explicate instantly which is good since no time to play until later!
OA
Rekindle Explicate