Here are the Letter Boxed January 15, 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:
ECTLIRAKNPOF
The answers are:
PREFERENTIALLOCK
OA after a few minutes. 13/15
OA, too.
15/15
PREFERENTIAL – LOCK
why keys work.
OA, but took awhile. Had Referential early, but didn’t see Preferential until picking it up again later in the day. 14/15.
Though would say, would have had a very quick solve if LOCKPICK were accepted and I really don’t understand why it isn’t. (REFERENTIAL-LOCKPICK)
OA after a few other attempts. Lots of OA’s this year, so far
PACKER – REINFLATION
OA
Some interesting solutions, besides the OA:
FICKLE—ENPATRON
INFLATOR—REPACK, —REPICK
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NITPICKER ⇄ REFLATION
REFLATION ⇆ NITPICKER
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FALCON—NITPICKER
PREFRONTAL—LOCKIN
PICKLER—RAREFICATION
KLEPTOCRATIC—CONFRONT (timely, in US, and my fav today)
PICNICKER—REINFLATION
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REPACIFICATION—NICKEL
TICKLER—REPACIFICATION
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Quick OA today
Inflation nitpicker
Some good ones Mark! Thanks to sharp -eyed Nate, I looked back at kleptocrat and saw kleptocratic conifer to add to your kleptocratic
It is enjoyable that LB. CONFRERES CONFER on this site!
Thanks Bill! I saw CONIFER too but liked the dynamic tension offered by CONFRONT. Good LB day. 👍
PREFRONTAL – LOCKIN Like an episode of House
Similar to yours, Mark …
FICKLER–REPARTITION
PICKLER–RATIFICATION
NITPICKER–REFLOAT
Packer reinflation
Pretty similar, PICKER REINFLATION.
Same here (after spending a while with FRACKER). They’re going to need some of this in the offseason after losing to the Bears.
Same!
*FLAPTRACK-KOINE*
*FLAPTRACK good in Collins
*KOINE good in OED
*FLATPICK-KRONE
*FLATPICK good in Collins
*FERNITICKLE-ENPATRON
*FERNITICKLE good in OED
PICKLER RAREFICATION
Fickler reparation
Really quickly today.
Same
PREFRONTAL LACKIE – wasn’t sure it would accept the alternative spelling of ‘lackey’, but woohoo, it did!
Nice!
FLOTATION-NITPICKER
CONFLATION–NITPICKER over here!
NITPICKER-REFLOAT for me 🙃
FLOCKIER REPAINT
Paint again with more in the same group
Picker Reflation
OA last few days it’s all I get. Boring
PREFRONTAL LOCKIN
PICNICKER – REFLOAT
Conflation nitpicker
Preferential lock quickly, a desired solve, leaving more for later?
Nice one!
Thanks Redjet!
Conflation nitpicker
PICNICKER—REFLATION
Inflator Repick
Flockier – Repaint
Flockier – Reparation
Yay! Unique answers
* Hamesq had
Flockier – Repaint before me. So, just the one with “Reparation”
But you’re better looking. HAMESQ
OA first guess
INFERENTIAL LOCKPICK*
*Collins
“The CIA Lockpicking Manual” 2011
REPACIFICATION-NICKEL (20/2)
Not my best 2 solve but still a 2 solve
Pickler reinflation/ratification/rarefication
I tried Lockpick as well, Referential – Lockpick, but LB didn’t accept Lockpick. Then I quickly realized the Preferential – Lock would not only work but also was more efficient.
Falken(W) nonparticipation
PICKER – REINFLATION
Not efficient but quick
Fink kleptocrat
No, the N and K are on the same side.
So they are! I’ll go with finik(W) kleptocrat then
Particle enfrock(found in “some literary contexts”)
PREFRONTAL – LOCKIN
FLOATATION – NITPICKER
Good one!
Preferential lock – fairly quick
INFLATOR-REPACK
KELPIE EROTIFICATION*
*The Ideal City, Robert Dickerson 2014
—“Cities of God” 2011
—National Lampoon 1986 😎
REFLATION – NITPICK
FLOCKIER-REPAINT