Here are the Letter Boxed January 26, 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:
CYOEWPRNIATH
The answers are:
PHONETICCARAWAY
Anywhere — Ectopic
Surprised me that anywhere proved “fertile”🙄
Same, though I wanted WITCHERY to work so bad.
Me too. Finally came up with Potiche Entryway.
Same solution. After trying payphone, archway, carphone, earphone, twitchy, and hypnotic.
Same
Same, although NOWHERE was more tempting….
POLKA ACQUIRING
Whip – Protectionary
Never heard of the second word but seemed cromulent
Could not play whippy which would have gone with precautionary. So stuck with whip and that is how I got to protectionary.
Same, but who works too
Potica Anywhere, thanks to the proliferation of Slovenian restaurants. I note this turns out to be pronounced Poteetsa, a word I’d heard but never seen in writing before. Also found Anywhere Ectopic and Whip Protectionary, both of which define themselves.
Any of these is an improvement on today’s OA, if you ask me.
Hey, Bernie I was pleased to get a pretty efficient OA! Especially after LB wouldn’t update to Jan 26 for hours-anyone else experience this?
Me, Steph
Yeah it updated like 6 hours late!
Phenotypic craw
Same here
so many people not getting the update today.
Yes, my LB page was stuck in yesterday, so I came here (seeing the OA of course, thus losing today’s puzzle). I had to restart the computer before LB updated.
Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, we had Slovenian neighbors, one of which showed me how to make potica. Delicious!
Would have been great if I could actually play today’s game. Four hours after it usually loads and still no Letter Boxed for today.
Finally came on to see if I was the only one. 🙁
Not the only one LC-see my post.
Thanks for the reply, Steph. Mine has still not updated. Oh, well. Letter Boxed withdrawals. 😄
Still nothing. So frustrating!
mine updated at 4:06am Eastern time
this morning, but only after I re-entered and executed an answer for yesterday’s LB, and then refreshed the browser again – after that I got the January 26 LB.
But I just want back to sleep after all that.
ANYHOW WHIP PROTECT
ANYWHERE ECTOPIC
ANYWHERE ENCRYPTION
I tried to do something with PRACTICIAN or
PROTECTION but no dice.
OA
WITCH – HONEYTRAP, which is loaded with TI, and a VERY rare example of me finding something that hasn’t already been posted by the time I wake up!
which honeytrap – witch honeytrap
A lot of us couldn’t even access the puzzle!
Honeywort Tropicana worked 🤷🏼♀️
WITCH / HONEYTRAP here, as well!
All my browsers are still stuck on yesterday’s bloody polka. Came here trying not to look at solutions, but I failed on that front, too. I feel robbed and bereft.
You’re not alone.
Same boat exactly. I wonder why?
Strong ditto!
I tried to access today’s Letterboxed on my phone on both Chrome and the default browser and it would only show me yesterday’s puzzle. Does anyone know why this would be. I figured there was an issue with the site so I came on here to see what people were saying. Unfortunately I saw that others were able to do the puzzle, and I saw the OA and the top posted answer. This was annoying as it eliminated both answers from potential answers I could find. Managed to get on LB on my laptop for some reason and luckily found an answer I hadn’t seen on here, and it only took me a few minutes:
ANYWHERE ECTOPIC.
I also found: PREREACTION, REACTIONARY, WHIP, CROTCHETY and RHOTIC.
Same here. I checked some of the other games: sudoku also stuck, but Spelling Bee and others updated just fine.
I was sure I had something with encryption. No avail.
I was also sure I had something with Twitchy. Couldn’t get anywhere.
Ended up yielding.
ANYWHERE – ENTROPIC, which doesn’t exactly tell a story, TI-wise, but there’s a consistency there. It’s also a little easier on the eyes than ECTOPIC.
That’s CORIANDER and CILANTRO a few days ago, and CARAWAY today. Interesting.
Warp + Phenotypic
I had to do a new web search using “LETTERBOX JANUARY 26” in order to get it to load. Of course, if anyone is reading this post who hasn’t yet found a way to get the puzzle to load, you probably got cheated and saw the answers.
NEOPHYTIC—CRAW
13/2
ANYWHERE—ENTROPIC
ANYWHENCE—ENTROPIC
I like that theme, as entropy exists everywhere, and always has.
I could not access the LB site until this morning. ☕
WHITECAP – PYRONE
Me too!
HONEYTRAP-PIC
Nice one! It’s just missing the W.
Yikes! Thanks for the spot!
Photoreaction Nowy
Witch honeytrap
NEOPHYTIC CRAW
WHIP PROTECTIONARY
Spent a few minutes on this one. I thought for sure HYPNOTIC was involved, but no…
REACTIONARY – YARWHIP*
*not accepted, but as far as I can tell, it is an alternative (and perhaps reactionary) name for the European bar-tailed godwit–a migratory wader in the family Scolopacidae.
YARWHIP:
n. 1. (Zool.) The European bar-tailed godwit; – called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
Canadian here. Pretty sure Participaction is a word.
Hey Thomas!
apparently PARTICIPACTION is not a word to LB.
I looked it up on Wikipedia and looks like PARTICIPACTION is a proper name, of a charity, and LB usually doesn’t accept proper names – even common names like CHET or HOWIE. TONY did sneak through.
PARTICIPATION won’t work on today’s LB since A and T are on same side.
LOL. Agree!
(Another Canuck.)
I had the OA. Game wasn’t updated this morning so started trying later. Wanted to pair CARPHONE but couldn’t.
YAWNER — RHEOTROPIC
Anywhere ectopic
Super frustrating today! Reached my 2 hour time limit and cussed out loud! 😂
Great words too…
Twitchier, Heartier, Protraction,
Retraction, Practitioner, Reactionary,
Recaption, Trophic, Trophy, Entropy,
Witchery, Carphone, Preachery, Hyphen,
Prophetic, Poachery, Preachier, Recrown
Anyone have solutions with any of these?
Respect to the Wordsmiths that solved it today 🍻
Yes – phwoar then reactionary
Good job Al
tropicana – anywhere
Anywhere – Entropic. Really wanted hypnotic to work.
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 – 15 antipyretic / chow
2 – 17 antiwar / rheophytic
3 – 15 anywhere / ectopic
4 – 17 anywhere / ectropion
5 – 18 anywhere / encryption
6 – 16 anywhere / entoptic
7 – 16 anywhere / entropic
8 – 16 enwrap / phenotypic
9 – 16 enwrap / phototypic
10 – 17 enwrap / protophytic
11 – 18 honeywort / tropicana
12 – 18 hypnotic / cancerwort
13 – 15 potentia / archway
14 – 20 iontophoretic / caraway
15 – 17 phenotypic / caraway
16 – 14 phenotypic / craw
17 – 20 phenotypic / cancerwort
18 – 15 phonetic / caraway
19 – 17 phwoar / reactionary
20 – 14 prawn / neophytic
21 – 16 prawner / rhoticity
22 – 17 prawner / rheophytic
23 – 14 rowan / neophytic
24 – 15 twitch / honeytrap
25 – 18 waitron / necrotrophy
26 – 16 waitron / neophytic
27 – 16 wanter / rheophytic
28 – 14 warp / phenotypic
29 – 14 which / honeytrap
30 – 17 whip / protectionary
31 – 18 whitecap / pyrotechny
32 – 17 whitecap / panchrony
33 – 20 whitecap / partitionary
34 – 17 whitecap / phytotron
35 – 18 whitecap / portionary
36 – 18 whitecap / potentiary
37 – 18 whitecap / precentory
38 – 15 whitecap / propyne
39 – 21 whitecap / protectionary
40 – 14 whitecap / pyrone
41 – 17 whitecap / pyrophone
42 – 15 whoa / antipyretic
43 – 17 whop / protectionary
44 – 14 witch / honeytrap
45 – 14 wrap / phenotypic
46 – 19 wrentit / tracheophyte
47 – 16 yawn / necrotrophic
48 – 16 yawner / rheophytic
49 – 16 yawner / rheotropic
50 – 22 heterophytic / cancerwort
51 – 21 heterotypic / cancerwort
52 – 19 hyporheic / cancerwort
53 – 19 acrophonetic / caraway
54 – 21 anywhen / nonparticipant
55 – 19 anywhen / necrotrophic
56 – 16 anywhen / neotropic
57 – 18 anywhence / ectropion
58 – 19 anywhence / encryption
59 – 18 anywhence / entropion
60 – 17 anywhence / entropic
61 – 21 cancerwort / tropophytic
62 – 22 cryptophytic / cancerwort
63 – 19 eachwhere / encryption
64 – 19 necrotrophic / caraway
65 – 16 neophytic / caraway
66 – 13 neophytic / craw
67 – 19 neophytic / cancerwort
68 – 19 pachyntic / cancerwort
69 – 16 pachyntic / crowner
70 – 16 pachyntic / crownet
71 – 18 pachytic / cancerwort
72 – 15 pachytic / crowner
73 – 15 pachytic / crownet
74 – 15 pawner / rhoticity
75 – 16 pawner / rheophytic
76 – 16 pawnor / rheophytic
77 – 20 photoprotection / noway
78 – 18 photoreaction / noway
79 – 17 photoreaction / nowy
80 – 20 phototypic / cancerwort
81 – 19 phrenotropic / caraway
82 – 14 potica / anywhere
83 – 15 poticia / anywhere
84 – 15 potiche / entryway
85 – 21 protophytic / cancerwort
86 – 13 rawn / neophytic
87 – 16 rawner / rheophytic
88 – 20 rheophytic / cancerwort
89 – 17 tropicana / anywhere
90 – 16 tropicana / anywhen
91 – 18 tropicana / anywhence
92 – 21 tropophytic / cancerwort
93 – 18 wantoner / rheophytic
94 – 19 wantwit / tracheophyte
95 – 18 wanwit / tracheophyte
96 – 20 acrophonetic / cartway*
97 – 19 acrophonetic / chowry*
98 – 20 antientropic* / chowry*
99 – 18 antipoetic* / chowry*
100 – 20 antipyretic / chowchow*
101 – 18 antipyretic / chowry*
102 – 20 antiwar / rhynchophore*
103 – 20 antiwhite* / encryption
104 – 19 anywhere / ectophytic*
105 – 16 anywhere / ectopia*
106 – 20 anywhere / ectotrophic*
107 – 17 anywhere / ectropic*
108 – 22 anywhere / enantiotropic*
109 – 19 anywhere / enphytotic*
110 – 19 anywhere / entophytic*
111 – 16 anywhere / entopic*
112 – 21 awaiter* / rhynchophore*
113 – 16 aware / enphytotic*
114 – 16 aware / entophytic*
115 – 22 eachwhere / enantiotropy*
116 – 20 eachwhere / enphytotic*
117 – 20 eachwhere / entophytic*
118 – 16 ectopia* / anywhere
119 – 21 enantiotropic* / chowry*
120 – 18 enphytotic* / caraway
121 – 19 enphytotic* / cartway*
122 – 15 enphytotic* / craw
123 – 18 entophytic* / caraway
124 – 19 entophytic* / cartway*
125 – 15 entophytic* / craw
126 – 17 enwrap / phonotypic*
127 – 19 enwrapt* / tropophytic
128 – 18 hypopneic* / cartway*
129 – 21 iontophoretic / cartway*
130 – 20 necrotrophic / cartway*
131 – 17 neophytic / cartway*
132 – 17 nonparent* / twitchy
133 – 19 nonphonetic* / caraway
134 – 20 nonphonetic* / cartway*
135 – 22 nowhence* / enantiotropy*
136 – 19 owche* / enantiotropy*
137 – 17 paraenetic / chowry*
138 – 18 phenotypic / cartway*
139 – 16 phonetic / cartway*
140 – 19 photoreaction / nowty*
141 – 17 pyrotechny / yawier*
142 – 19 teaware* / enphytotic*
143 – 19 teaware* / entophytic*
144 – 20 trachytic / crownpiece*
145 – 19 waiter / rhynchophore*
146 – 15 ware / enphytotic*
147 – 15 ware / entophytic*
148 – 20 wartier / rhynchophore*
149 – 17 wheare* / encryption
150 – 18 wheare* / enphytotic*
151 – 18 wheare* / entophytic*
152 – 19 whence / enantiotropy*
153 – 17 wheyier* / recaption
154 – 14 wich* / honeytrap
155 – 16 witchen* / nonparty
156 – 14 witchery / yapon*
157 – 16 wrentit / toparchy*
158 – 15 wretch / hyponoia*
I was disappointed that prehypnotic wasn’t accepted. It’s a perfectly good and much used word. Efficiently, then, it pairs with caw for the win in 2.
Thanks for doing this for us Dave. It must take a lot of time and it’s much appreciated. I always want to see if there were solutions with words I found but couldn’t pair. I learned like 30 new words from your list. Doubt I’ll remember more than a few, but very helpful.
🍻
I typed Davel. It autocorrected it
No problem. My name is Dave.
It takes 2 minutes to copy window.gameData to a file and recompile the app. The app runs in 2 seconds including getting the Scrabble words. So it’s no big deal. I try to guess the solution before running the software, but often don’t get a 2 word solution.
WHIP – PROTECTIONARY
I was so thrilled to find REACTIONARY that I never got any further. Haha.
Only person seemingly to get PHWOAR / REACTIONARY
Phenotypic. Craw