Here are the Letter Boxed December 21, 2024 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:
YBCMIPAROTKS
The answers are:
SPAMBOTTRICKY
Yes, I got this but always feel a little disappointed when I complete with a bit of a ‘made-up” word like spambot. Anyone else feel the same?
✔️ Me too…….maybe I’m just old 🤣
Yup
Oa, and yes. Especially when actual words don’t work.
All words are made up
Cryptobiosis-Smack
Nice find on CRYPTOBIOSIS.
CRYPTOBIOSIS – SMACK also.
That’s one cold kiss.
Nice find…got as far as PRISMATIC, CRYPTOS, SMACK(S) – darned B!! Not sure i would have come up with SPAMBOT…
Found OA Scambot Tricky (indeed it is!) but also Cryptobiosis Smack. Won’t bring ‘em back to life but might finish ‘em off for good.
“All words are made up.”
Thor.
Definitely! I was almost offended when it first happened (the solution used ‘Bromance’).
I tried brickbat, which was accepted, but could not finish, anyone else try brickbat?
I tried Brickbat too. BRICKBAT TOMBOYS SAP
I tried forever with brickbat and failed
Got BRICKBAT too – couldn’t find a pair
A two word solotion eluded me today. I really wanted SYMBIOTIC to work but no go. I finally settled for
BRICKBAT TOMBOYS SAP
Absolutely
SPAMBOT—TRICKY
🤖😉
SPAMBOT – TRICKY
Nuff said.
Agreed
PAPRIKAS* – SYMBIOTIC. I didn’t see SPAMBOT, but it turns out it is a PSW. You learn something new every day.
Same here, DW. ‘Paprikas’ is clearly a word, whether LB agrees or not.
Yes, this was mine, too. spent a fair amount of time searching for another answer, since LB wasn’t taking PAPRIKAS.
PAPRIKAS* — SYMBIOSIS
Spent time with CATACOMBS, PATRIOTISM, and OTOSCOPY before seeing SYMBIOSIS and then the much more efficient SYMBIOTIC. I’ve never really seen the plural of PAPRIKA but it is in the OED.
These days, just about any word can attached to “BOT” and become a new word! 🙂
Some minimal triples (14/3):
BITMAPS—SCRY—YOK
CRYPT—TOMBS—SAKI
TOMBS—SAP—PRICKY
TRICKY—YOBS—SPAM
You PRISMATIC-COCKY-YOB !!
What a good insult…
Must try it some time 🙂
(PRISMATIC-COCKBOY not accepted.)
I got the OA, but I’m claiming victory on
*ASYMBIOTIC – PAPRIKA
OA in 3min, which is by far the fastest (and only the 4th time) I’ve ever solved in two
PAPRIKA ASYMBIOTIC* here as well (latter word is in several dictionaries.)
Paprikas*symbiotic same thinking
Also found patriotism and trisomy. If backpat were accepted it would work with trisomy. Seems like a better word than spambot
Prismatic Cockamamy
Was a long shot but it worked!!!!
OA, spent some time on SICKBAYS to no avail
cryptobiosis smack
I found these 3 worders…
PAYS / SPAMBOT / TRICKY
RIB / BACKPAYS / SITCOM
SYMBIOTIC / CAP / PRICK
TOMB / BACKPAYS / SIR
CRISPY / YAKISOBA / ATOM
SYMBIOTIC / CAP / PRICK
Here is the full list including 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 fankled / dramatize
2 – 17 fankled / dramatized
3 – 16 flanked / dramatize
4 – 17 flanked / dramatized
5 – 19 fleamarket / tetanized
6 – 20 fleamarket / terminized
7 – 18 fankled / dedramatize*
8 – 19 fankled / dedramatized*
9 – 17 fankled / dramatizer*
10 – 22 farnarkeled* / dedramatize*
11 – 23 farnarkeled* / dedramatized*
12 – 20 farnarkeled* / dramatize
13 – 21 farnarkeled* / dramatized
14 – 21 farnarkeled* / dramatizer*
15 – 18 flanked / dedramatize*
16 – 19 flanked / dedramatized*
17 – 17 flanked / dramatizer*
18 – 20 flankered* / dedramatize*
19 – 21 flankered* / dedramatized*
20 – 18 flankered* / dramatize
21 – 19 flankered* / dramatized
22 – 19 flankered* / dramatizer*
23 – 20 landmarked* / definitize*
24 – 21 landmarked* / definitized*
25 – 16 marketize / elfland*
26 – 22 zinkified* / determinantal*
That was yesterday’s solution.
Today’s solution follows:
Here is the full list including 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 – 17 cryptobiosis / smack
2 – 19 pakamac / cryptobiosis
3 – 13 spambot / tricky
4 – 17 camboys / scioptrick
5 – 17 cryptobiosis / smaik*
6 – 20 pakirikiris* / symbiotic
7 – 17 paprikas* / symbiotic
8 – 18 patriotisms* / sickbay
9 – 19 patriotisms* / sickbays
10 – 14 tomback / krypsis*