Here are the Letter Boxed January 11, 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:
UWCRIBMTQEKA
The answers are:
BACKWATERREQUIEM
OA after trying to pair QUICKTIME, QUARTER, EMBARK and QUIETER. Was frustrated that I was not able to use QUARTERBACK because of the R-B juxtaposition. 11/11
OA.
11/11 too.
OA after one try with QUARTERBACK and one with QUICKTIME. Then I realised I need the B out of my hair more than the Q.
OA as well. Wasn;t until NFL pregame came on that I stumbled upon the same frustration with Quarterback not being feasible. Really wanted Macaque to work, but alas… Regardless… 11/11 .
BACKWATER – REQUIEM too.
Oa
BACKWATER-REQUIEM
Marsh Gas Mass
Or at least that’s what I blame it on.
…or isn’t it an Aaron Copland composition?
Nahh, you’re thinking of a couple of other backwater requiems, “Ode to Billy Joe” and “Lord Have Mercy on a Boy from Down in the Boondocks”.
Well, it was his decomposition, hence the gas.
OA after fiddling with WATERMARK
QUICKWATER – RUMBA
Quickwater good in MW
Backwater Requiem
BACKWATER-REQUIEM Also
Same but it took a while
Also OA after playing with…
Icewater, tramcar, marque, backtrack first
OA, nice quick solve today
Same here, think I only tried QUACKIER and maybe one other word or two before getting OA.
OA after trying
BURQA AWETAMATICK
(Phonetic spelling of Automatic) 🙂
OA took a bit…
Backwater requiem quickly, inspired me to listen to Mozarts Requiem in D Minor here in the (some would say) backwater where I reside….not that I would agree
The saddest of all keys, according to Nigel Tuffnel… I’ve still only heard the unfinished snippet of “Lick My Love Pump” from the first Spinal Tap movie, but it still brings tears to my eyes…
OA but it took a few minutes. I knew that the CK combination needed to go.
OA
OA
OA
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BACKWATER—REQUIEM
QUICKWATER^—RUMBA, —REIMBUE
TETRAQUARKʷ—KIMBERWICKʷ
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Backwater Requiem