Here are the Letter Boxed January 30, 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:
GBAHPRTUILOC
The answers are:
BROUGHTTOPICAL
TROPICAL – LIGHTBULB
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Nice work! OA here. Was running into the PH problem, with so many options for PHOBIA, GRAPHIC, etc.
Oh, and I was so gutted, because AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL would have been a one word solution!
Great catch.
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL is in OED, MW, and Wiktionary!
I was perplexed at first, since I had AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL in my database, so I was wondering why my Smith program didn’t find it. Now I see what you meant by the PH thing. Still, good eyes, Irim! ☕
Bought Tropical
Brought Topical
… mango allergies.
BOUGHT TROPICAL here too.
Bought tropical here too.
BOUGHT—TROPICAL
TROPICAL—LIGHTBULB
PICTORAL—LIGHTBULB
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CARIBOU—UPLIGHT
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CHATGROUPʷ ⇄ PUBLIC
PUBLIC ⇆ CHATGROUPʷ
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CHATBOT—TAILGROUPʷ
HUBCAP—POTGIRLʷ
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ʷ Wiktionary
chatgroup : (Internet) An online community allowing users to take part in text-based conversations.
tailgroup :
1. (organic chemistry) A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant.
2. (mathematics) The group of instances at the tail (low end) of a distribution curve.
potgirl : pot-girl : (dated) A girl who works serving customers in an inn or public house.
HUBCAP—PORTLIGHT
HIGHTOP—PARAPUBLIC
BURLAP PORCHLIGHT also works on some sources… Maybe somebody can hook up TORCHLIGHT, which LB does accept.
OA.
Finally seeing the -GHT suffix opened so many many possibilities.
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Pictorial – Lightbulb 💡