Here are the Letter Boxed November 09, 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:
NRCLUKASOMIH
The answers are:
MALICIOUSSHRINK

Harmonious Slick
UNLINKS SHAMROCK
Same
MANHOURS-SLICK
here
AINHUM-MARSHLOCKS*
*OED
HARMONIOUS-SCHLOCK
LOCALISMS-SHRUNK
MANHOURS-SLICK
RANKS-SCHOLIUM
SCHOLIUM-MARKSMAN
UNLINKS-SHAMROCK
URANIUMS-SCHLOCK
SNARKS-SCHOLIUM
URINALS-SHAMROCK
SHARKSKIN-NONMALICIOUS+
+WIK
HUMORIC-CLANKS
MUCOR-RINKHALS
ILMORANS-SHUCK
ACHROMOUS-SLINK
CLAMOUR-RANKISH
ACHROMOUS-SLINKSKIN^
^MW
+ALCOHOLOMANIA-ANAKROUSIS^
+WIK, ^MW
NONALCOHOLIC-COCKALORUMS
ACHRONICAL-LAKMUS^
^MW
MAINSHOCK-KNURL
CHLOROUS-SKINMAN
HUMANISM-MARLOCK
ROCKCHUCKS-SNAILMAIL
UNICOLOR-RAMSHACK
*UNSCHOLAR-RUMKIN^
*OED, ^MW
*AMUCKS-SCHOLARIAN^
*OED, ^MW
+AMNIOCHORIAL-LAKMUS^
+WIK, ^MW
HUMANA-AIRLOCKS
RICKSHA-ANOMALOUS
KILNS-SCARAMOUCH
LOCKMAN-NOURISH
RINKOMANIA-ACUSHLA
UNMONKISH-HAIRLOCK>
>CSW
*UNALARM-MOCKISH*
*OED
*SUMAK-KOCHLIARION+
*OED, +WIK
*MURKISH-HOMOCLINAL^
*OED, ^MW
+MUNIC-CHARLOCKS*
+WIK, *OED
HUMORAL-LOCKINS
COUMARINS-SHLOCK
HONORARIUMS-SLACK
LOCKRUM-MAHARANIS
MONOCOLOUR-RAKISH
*MORKIN-NUCHALS*
*OED
Immediate MALICIOUS – SHARKSKIN; missed the obvious (and more efficient) SHRINK!
Irim and RF, can’t wait to see you both soonest! Happy Monday, all.
Well done, Kanishk, hon, and I love SHARKSKIN – far more interesting than SHRINK, in my opinion!
UNLINKS-SHAMROCK here, after a little while too long being hooked on ANACHRONISM, then taking a while to find a link to SHAMROCK(S).
Two out of three ain’t bad, but can’t wait to see you soonest, RF…rock on, triumvirate!
Good luck, all, and happy Monday!
Unlinks Shamrock
MONORAILS SHUCK
Clamours – Shrink
The more meandering CLAMOROUS SHRINK. Not malicious, at least.
HARMONIOUS – SLACKS 🎶 👖
😀
NORMALISMS-SHUCK
Urinals shamrock 🤢
OILSKINS-SCARAMOUCH after pouting a while because malnourish is not on the word list. Surprised it accepted scaramouch. I love the variety with this one.
CLINKS-SCARAMOUCH
Clamours – shrink
CLAMOROUS – SHARKSKIN
NYT LETTER BOXED
November 9, 2026
Sides: NRC | LUK | ASO | MIH
SPOILER ALERT — SOLUTIONS BELOW
Verified 2-word solutions: 248
Sorted A–Z by Word1, then Word2
001. ACHROMOUS—SLINK
002. ACHROMOUS—SLINKS
003. ACHRONISMS—SUSLIK
004. ACHRONISMS—SUSLIKS
005. AINHUM—MARLOCKS
006. AKOUSMA—ACHRONICAL
007. ALARUM—MAINSHOCK
008. ALARUM—MAINSHOCKS
009. ALMACOUR—RANKISH
010. ALMACOUR—RINKHALS
011. ALMANACKIC—CHLOROUS
012. ALMANACKIC—CHORUS
013. ALMANACKIC—CHROMOUS
014. ANACHRONIC—COCKALORUMS
015. ANACHRONISMS—SUSLIK
016. ANACHRONISMS—SUSLIKS
017. ANHARMONIC—COCKALORUMS
018. ANORAKS—SCHOLIUM
019. AROLIUM—MAINSHOCK
020. AROLIUM—MAINSHOCKS
021. CANARIUMS—SCHLOCK
022. CANARIUMS—SHLOCK
023. CHARMONIUM—MALAHACKS
024. CHARMONIUM—MALIKS
025. CHARMONIUM—MANLOCKS
026. CHARMONIUM—MARKALS
027. CHARMONIUM—MARLOCKS
028. CHLOROUS—SKINMAN
029. CHLOROUS—SKINSMAN
030. CHORIONIC—COCKALORUMS
031. CHRONIC—COCKALORUMS
032. CLAMOROUS—SHARKSKIN
033. CLAMOROUS—SHRINK
034. CLAMOROUS—SHRINKS
035. CLAMOUR—RANKISH
036. CLAMOUR—RINKHALS
037. CLAMOURS—SHARKSKIN
038. CLAMOURS—SHRINK
039. CLAMOURS—SHRINKS
040. CLINKS—SCARAMOUCH
041. COCKALORUM—MAHARANIS
042. COCKALORUM—MAINSHOCK
043. COCKALORUM—MAINSHOCKS
044. COCKALORUM—MONISH
045. COCKALORUM—MONKISH
046. COCKALORUMS—SHAMANIC
047. COCKALORUMS—SHAMANISM
048. COCKALORUMS—SHARKSKIN
049. COCKALORUMS—SHRINK
050. COCKALORUMS—SHRINKS
051. COLOURISM—MAINSHOCK
052. COLOURISM—MAINSHOCKS
053. COLOURISM—MAKHANI
054. COLOURISM—MAKHNA
055. COLOURISM—MANKALAH
056. COLOURMAN—NIKAHS
057. COLOURMAN—NUSHNIK
058. COLOURMAN—NUSHNIKS
059. COUMARINS—SCHLOCK
060. COUMARINS—SHLOCK
061. HAHNIUM—MARLOCKS
062. HARMONIC—COCKALORUMS
063. HARMONICS—SUSLIK
064. HARMONICS—SUSLIKS
065. HARMONIOUS—SCHLOCK
066. HARMONIOUS—SHLOCK
067. HARMONIOUS—SLACK
068. HARMONIOUS—SLACKS
069. HARMONIOUS—SLICK
070. HARMONIOUS—SLICKS
071. HARMONIUM—MALAHACKS
072. HARMONIUM—MANLOCKS
073. HARMONIUM—MARLOCKS
074. HARMONIUMS—SCHLOCK
075. HARMONIUMS—SHLOCK
076. HARMONIUMS—SLACK
077. HARMONIUMS—SLACKS
078. HARMONIUMS—SLICK
079. HARMONIUMS—SLICKS
080. HONORARIUM—MALAHACKS
081. HONORARIUM—MANLOCKS
082. HONORARIUM—MARLOCKS
083. HONORARIUMS—SCHLOCK
084. HONORARIUMS—SHLOCK
085. HONORARIUMS—SLACK
086. HONORARIUMS—SLACKS
087. HONORARIUMS—SLICK
088. HONORARIUMS—SLICKS
089. HUMANA—AIRLOCKS
090. HUMANISM—MARLOCK
091. HUMANISM—MARLOCKS
092. HUMORAL—LOCKINS
093. HUMORALISM—MAINSHOCK
094. HUMORALISM—MAINSHOCKS
095. HUMORALISM—MANLOCK
096. HUMORALISM—MANLOCKS
097. HUMORALISM—MUCKMAN
098. HUMORALISM—MUCKNA
099. HUMORALISMS—SNACK
100. HUMORALISMS—SNACKS
101. HUMORALISMS—SNICK
102. HUMORALISMS—SNICKS
103. HUMORALISMS—SNUCK
104. HUMORIC—CLANKS
105. HUMORISM—MANLOCK
106. HUMORISM—MANLOCKS
107. ILMORANS—SHUCK
108. ILMORANS—SHUCKS
109. INHARMONIC—COCKALORUMS
110. INHARMONIOUS—SCHLOCK
111. INHARMONIOUS—SHLOCK
112. INHARMONIOUS—SLACK
113. INHARMONIOUS—SLACKS
114. INHARMONIOUS—SLICK
115. INHARMONIOUS—SLICKS
116. KALAMANSI—ICHOROUS
117. KALIANS—SCARAMOUCH
118. KILNS—SCARAMOUCH
119. KNARS—SCHOLIUM
120. KORUNA—ALCOHOLISM
121. KRANS—SCHOLIUM
122. LACONICUM—MARKHORS
123. LIKINS—SCARAMOUCH
124. LINKS—SCARAMOUCH
125. LOCALISMS—SHRUNK
126. LOCKINS—SCARAMOUCH
127. LOCKMAN—NOURISH
128. LOCKRUM—MAHARANIS
129. LOCKRUM—MAINSHOCK
130. LOCKRUM—MAINSHOCKS
131. LOCKSMAN—NOURISH
132. LOCUMS—SHARKSKIN
133. MACUSHLA—ANORAKISH
134. MAINOURS—SCHLOCK
135. MAINOURS—SHLOCK
136. MAINSHOCK—KNURL
137. MAINSHOCK—KNURLS
138. MAINSHOCKS—SURAL
139. MALICIOUS—SHARKSKIN
140. MALICIOUS—SHRANK
141. MALICIOUS—SHRINK
142. MALICIOUS—SHRINKS
143. MALICIOUS—SHRUNK
144. MANHOURS—SLICK
145. MANHOURS—SLICKS
146. MANLOCKS—SHAURI
147. MANLOCKS—SHAURIS
148. MANUALISMS—SHAMROCK
149. MANUALISMS—SHAMROCKS
150. MONOCHORIONIC—COCKALORUMS
151. MONOCHROIC—COCKALORUMS
152. MONOCHRONIC—COCKALORUMS
153. MONOCLINOUS—SHAMROCK
154. MONOCLINOUS—SHAMROCKS
155. MONOCLINOUS—SHARK
156. MONOCLINOUS—SHARKS
157. MONOCLINOUS—SHARKSKIN
158. MONOCLINOUS—SHRANK
159. MONOCOLOUR—RAKISH
160. MONOCOLOUR—RANKISH
161. MONOCOLOUR—RICKSHA
162. MONOCOLOUR—RINKHALS
163. MONOCOLOURS—SHAIKH
164. MONOCOLOURS—SHAIKHA
165. MONOCOLOURS—SHAIKHS
166. MONOCOLOURS—SHARKSKIN
167. MONOMARKS—SCHOLIUM
168. MONORAILS—SHUCK
169. MONORAILS—SHUCKS
170. MOUCHOIR—RINKHALS
171. MUCOR—RINKHALS
172. MURLINS—SHAMROCK
173. MURLINS—SHAMROCKS
174. MUSCARINIC—CHARLOCK
175. MUSCICOLOUS—SHARKSKIN
176. MUSCICOLOUS—SHRANK
177. MUSLINS—SHAMROCK
178. MUSLINS—SHAMROCKS
179. NARIKINS—SCHOLIUM
180. NARKS—SCHOLIUM
181. NONALCOHOLIC—COCKALORUMS
182. NORMALISMS—SHUCK
183. NORMALISMS—SHUCKS
184. OILSKINS—SCARAMOUCH
185. ORICHALCUM—MAINSHOCK
186. ORICHALCUM—MAINSHOCKS
187. ORICHALCUM—MANAKINS
188. ORICHALCUM—MANIKINS
189. ORICHALCUM—MANKINIS
190. ORICHALCUM—MANKS
191. ORICHALCUM—MANLOCKS
192. ORICHALCUM—MARKSMAN
193. ORICHALCUM—MONKISH
194. ORICHALCUM—MONKISM
195. ORICHALCUM—MONKISMS
196. ORICHALCUM—MONKS
197. ORICHALCUM—MONOKINIS
198. ORICHALCUM—MONOMARKS
199. RANARIUMS—SCHLOCK
200. RANARIUMS—SHLOCK
201. RANKS—SCHOLIUM
202. RICKSHA—ANOMALOUS
203. RINKHALS—SCARAMOUCH
204. RINKHALS—SCHOLIUM
205. RINKOMANIA—ACUSHLA
206. ROCKCHUCK—KALAMANSI
207. ROCKCHUCKS—SNAILMAIL
208. ROMANIUM—MALAHACKS
209. ROMANIUMS—SCHLOCK
210. ROMANIUMS—SHLOCK
211. RURALISM—MAINSHOCK
212. RURALISM—MAINSHOCKS
213. SCHOLIUM—MARKMAN
214. SCHOLIUM—MARKSMAN
215. SCHOLIUM—MONOMARK
216. SCHOLIUM—MONOMARKS
217. SHAMANIC—COCKALORUM
218. SHAMANIC—COCKALORUMS
219. SLINKS—SCARAMOUCH
220. SNARKS—SCHOLIUM
221. UNHARMONIOUS—SCHLOCK
222. UNHARMONIOUS—SHLOCK
223. UNHARMONIOUS—SLACK
224. UNHARMONIOUS—SLACKS
225. UNHARMONIOUS—SLICK
226. UNHARMONIOUS—SLICKS
227. UNICOLOR—RAMSHACK
228. UNICOLOR—RAMSHACKS
229. UNICOLOUR—RAMSHACK
230. UNICOLOUR—RAMSHACKS
231. UNLINKS—SCARAMOUCH
232. UNLINKS—SHAMROCK
233. UNLINKS—SHAMROCKS
234. UNMAILS—SHAMROCK
235. UNMAILS—SHAMROCKS
236. UNMALICIOUS—SHAMROCK
237. UNMALICIOUS—SHAMROCKS
238. UNMALICIOUS—SHARK
239. UNMALICIOUS—SHARKS
240. UNMALICIOUS—SHARKSKIN
241. UNMALICIOUS—SHRANK
242. UNMALICIOUS—SHRINK
243. UNMALICIOUS—SHRINKS
244. UNMALICIOUS—SHRUNK
245. URANISMS—SCHLOCK
246. URANISMS—SHLOCK
247. URINALS—SHAMROCK
248. URINALS—SHAMROCKS
I wonder what’s worse, a MALICIOUS SHRINK or HARMONIOUS (piece of) SCHLOCK…? 🙂
Clamours & Sharkskin
SCHOLIUM MARKMAN
Also SCHOLAR RUMKIN*
*OED — type of fowl: “A History of British Animals”
RAMAKINS* SLOUCH
*var of ramekins (from ramaquins)
“A Practical Dictionary of Cookery”
Coumarins – Shlock
(In)harmonious slick/slack
Hi Bill. Let’s say you see the word Colorfast but you have a pesky U that you need to use. Under LB Rules both American & British spellings are accepted. So you could spell Colorfast Colourfast.
Hi Catherine, yes I’ve found that rule helpful a few times. I saw this as I was fixing to put one in for another LB friend, Simon who loves the archaic, unlocks scholarism(mw)
Unlinks shamrock(s)
Malicious shrink(s), sharkskin(s)