Letter Boxed December 16, 2023 Answers

WHACKIEST TOMB

BIOCHEMIST – TOMAHAWK

The OA is much more efficient. I was stuck on HOMESICK for a while

Chewiest Tomback

Saw both the OA and WHACKIEST–TOMB right off, decided on the latter since it was 13/2. Also discovered that the game accepts COCKTEASE, which both amused and startled me.

whackiest – tomb

I also got COW / WHIMS / SETBACK

Here is the full list including today I used the Oxford English dictionary word list instead of the (Scrabble) words:

** Don’t look at the list if you haven’t finished solving the puzzle **

(The first number is a count and the second number is the number of letters used)

1 – 16 biochemist / thwack
2 – 18 biochemist / tomahawk
3 – 15 biochemist / tweak
4 – 18 biochemists / sowback
5 – 14 bisect / tomahawk
6 – 15 chemists / sowback
7 – 15 chewiest / tomback
8 – 14 chewiest / tombak
9 – 17 misteaches / sowback
10 – 19 schistosomes / sowback
11 – 13 whackiest / tomb
12 – 14 whackiest / tombs
13 – 15 whackiest / tombac
14 – 16 whackiest / tomback
15 – 15 whackiest / tombak
16 – 16 whackiest / tombacs
17 – 15 whackiest / tombic
18 – 16 abakwetha / acosmic
19 – 17 abakwetha / acosmism
20 – 17 abakwetha / acosmist
21 – 18 abakwetha / acosmists
22 – 21 abakwethas / schistosome
23 – 22 abakwethas / schistosomes
24 – 18 abakwethas / stoicism
25 – 19 abakwethas / stomachic
26 – 20 abakwethas / stomachics
27 – 20 abakwethas / sciotheism
28 – 21 abakwethas / sciotheisms
29 – 19 abakwethas / scotomise
30 – 16 biowastes / schmick
31 – 16 ethicisms / sowback
32 – 14 methies / sowback
33 – 18 sciotheisms / sowback
34 – 14 tombac / chowkies
35
35 – 18 abioses* / smethwick*
36 – 18 abiosis* / smethwick*
37 – 17 abmhos* / smethwick*
38 – 19 absistos* / smethwick*
39 – 17 backmost / thawiest*
40 – 17 backmost / thewiest*
41 – 17 backmost / thiswise*
42 – 16 basos* / smethwick*
43 – 20 biochemist / tweakiest*
44 – 19 biochemists / sasakwa*
45 – 19 biochemists / sawback*
46 – 17 biochemists / swack*
47 – 16 biochemists / swak*
48 – 20 chemesthesis* / sowback
49 – 19 chickasaw* / wombiest*
50 – 21 hemiscotosis* / sawback*
51 – 20 hemiscotosis* / sowback
52 – 20 histotomies* / sawback*
53 – 19 histotomies* / sowback
54 – 22 isthmectomies* / sawback*
55 – 21 isthmectomies* / sowback
56 – 17 kiotomies* / schwab*
57 – 19 mesothesis* / sawback*
58 – 18 mesothesis* / sowback
59 – 20 scabiosas* / smethwick*
60 – 17 smethwick* / kochab*
61 – 20 somesthesis* / sawback*
62 – 19 somesthesis* / sowback
63 – 22 somesthesises* / sawback*
64 – 21 somesthesises* / sowback
65 – 16 thamesis* / sowback
66 – 16 thawiest* / tomback
67 – 15 theisms* / sowback
68 – 14 themis* / sowback
69 – 16 thewiest* / tomback
70 – 15 tombac / cheswick*
71 – 17 tombacs / smethwick*
72 – 16 wakamba* / achiotes
73 – 16 wombiest* / tcheka*
74 – 15 wombiest* / thack*
75 – 15 wombiest* / thwack

SWORDFISH
HAMPER