Here are the Letter Boxed January 16, 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:
TFURPNOBEGIM
The answers are:
BRIEFINGGUMPTION
Handiwork – Keyhole
A locksmith’s craft?
Oops that was yesterday’s puzzle. Disregard.
OA.
What does OA mean? I too got briefing- gumption on my 2nd try.
OA = official answer
PSW = playable Scrabble word
TI = thematic integrity
x/y = x letters in y words
Thanks Mark!
I haven’t played Scrabble in years but I figured it had something to do with it.
TI – I would never figured out that acronym on my own.
Thank you!! 😊
BRIEFING – GUMPTION : Pep talk
Funny!
😄
OA too.
having the nerve to fall asleep during one more corporate pep talk…
Also funny!
Excellent!
FROGBIT TRUMPETING
Me too! And I was convinced nobody else would have it. 😆
Frogbit was a desperation attempt on my part. But now I know what to use in any future aquariums.
Ended up OA. Had so many great words I thought would get me to the finishing line Trumpeting being the most promising. Good on you for finding something that worked with it.
Yes, me too! Frogbit was a longshot, but it worked.
I also got this one – started with TRUMPET then TRUMPETING and then reverse solved for the leftover letters.
FRUMPIER RETOMBING. one for dear old grandmama. I wonder if there’s something to pair with POMFRET
Retombing would seem to innately run the risk of being frumpier. . .
OA for me too.
BUMPER – REFRONTING
I have a feeling there will be a lot of different solutions today.
That what I came up with.
Babyproofing for a second child??
I came up with the same
BUMPER – REFOMENTING (though the second word isn’t even a PSW).
Finally sat back down this evening and found the OA.
Briefing Gumption. Remember Anthony Scaramucci? Granted, you would have missed him if you blinked. Sean Spicer, then.
Also Frumpier Retombing, when you can no longer afford the tonier section of the cemetery.
Glad to see Frogbit put to use! Good work, Mica!
😄 LOL, Bernie
Oa:Jen Psaki
BUMPER – RETROFIRING*. Took a while today.
🐦 BRUBRU, BUNTING, EGRET, IFRIT, NEGRITO, NENE, PENGUIN, PIPIPI, PIPIT, TERN, TIT, TROGON 🐦🐦 BITTERN, FINFOOT, POTOO, TREEPIE, TREERUNNER
Also PEREGRINE
OA. Disappointed I couldn’t find a partner for regroupment though.
Briefer regroupment was mine.
BRIEFING—GUMPTION
The Captain was wise to call for the meeting.
BUMPER—REFRONTING
Because the old one was involved in a fender bender.
BRIEFER—REGROUPMENT
“Aye Captain, but maybe the next meeting shouldn’t be so long!”
BRINIER—REFORGET—TRUMP
BRINGER—RETROFIT—TRUMP
BUNION—NONINFRINGEMENT—TRUMP
BURGONET—TRUMP—PURIFIER
FIB—BURGONET—TRUMP
FRINGE—ENTOMBMENT—TRUMP
GUNFIRE—ENTOMBMENT—TRUMP
NONINFRINGEMENT—TRUMP—PUB
TRUMP—PINFIRE—ENTOMBING
Looking forward to see what Walt has to say today. 🙂
☕☕
OA
A very plucky news bearer
Briefing – Groupment
Briefing – Groupment
BRIEFING / GROUPMENT and quick today.
briefing – groupment as well
Often no OA for me, but yes for today. A very open puzzle configuration.
Good TI with:
FERMENTING GROUP PUB
I noticed the letters T R U M P, and I must reply:
BRIEFING GROUP PUMP PUNGENT TRUMP
FIB BINGE ERUPTING GOT TRUMP
UPFRONT TRUMP PURE EGO ORBITER
BURGER RIOTING GROPING GRIEFING GRUNT TRUMP
It was too bad that some choice words did work with the ordering: NOMINATE POUTING BIGOT PRIG GRIFTER PIGMENT PORNIER PROFIT and I wanted to use FINGER PETIT/TINIER and URGENT EMPEROR but still fun.
OA after much futzing around and getting BRIEFING GRUMP PORT first .
Bumpier Refronting
OA but I really wanted something to come to FRUITION first.
OA fairly quickly
OA but really wanted Fermenting to work. All the ING, TION and MENT choices made this a fun puzzle today.
OA for me today
BUMPIER – REFORFEITING…
Very surprised it was accepted. Messed around with FORFEITING, TRUMPETING and ENTOMBING for a LONG time.
I’ll take the win!
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 – 18 briefer / regroupment
2 – 16 briefing / gumption
3 – 17 briefing / groupment
4 – 14 bumper / ringfort
5 – 18 bumper / reforfeiting
6 – 16 bumper / refronting
7 – 15 bumpier / ringfort
8 – 19 bumpier / reforfeiting
9 – 17 bumpier / refronting
10 – 17 frogbit / trumpeting
11 – 17 frumpier / retombing
12 – 17 purifier / retombing
13 – 17 bumf / forepointing*
14 – 18 bumper / retrofiring*
15 – 19 bumpier / retrofiring*
16 – 19 fibrinogen / nontrump*
17 – 18 foretopmen* / numbing
briefing / got / trump
bringer / refount / trump
fringe / entombment / trump
Bumper reforfeiting