Letter Boxed January 15, 2024 Answers

The spelling bee solution had me see WINK, which prompted WINKLED, which led to WRINKLED and the OA came to me in about a minute.

IOWA, ANYHOW
(haiku)

White, wrinkled, downy
With snow, whose handiwork wins
This MLK day?

Iowa, anyhow, wrinkled, downy, handiwork, win, day

anyhow wrinkled

TI for ANYHOW -WRINKLED
when you’re in too much of a rush to iron! Or despite your best efforts, linen will stubbornly do what it does!

TI for HANDIWORK -KEYHOLE
the elaborate craftsmanship of a locksmith! Or the skills of a very talented lock picker!

Handiwork keyhole. Also loved not accepted but should be a word YAWED DRINKHOLE

Everyone guessed the 2 two word solutions.

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 – 14 anyhow / wrinkled
2 – 16 handiwork / keyhole

3 – 17 daledh* / hornywink*
4 – 18 hairwork* / klondyke*
5 – 19 hairwork* / klondyked*
6 – 18 handiwork / klondyke*
7 – 19 handiwork / klondyked*
8 – 16 handywork* / keloid
9 – 19 handywork* / keloidal*
10 – 16 handywork* / kidel*
11 – 16 handywork* / kindle
12 – 17 handywork* / kindled
13 – 17 handywork* / kinkle*
14 – 18 handywork* / klondike
15 – 20 handywork* / klondiked*
16 – 17 handywork* / knaidel
17 – 17 handywork* / kneidel
18 – 20 hawkeyed* / dendroidal*
19 – 15 hieland* / daywork
20 – 17 honeydew / walkyrie*
21 – 19 hornywink* / keloidal*
22 – 17 hornywink* / knaidel

What does OA stand for ?