Here are the Letter Boxed July 29, 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:
CMRIOUSTLYPN
The answers are:
PROTOCOLLUMINOSITY
CYCLOTRON-SPUMONI. they’ve industrialized everything 🍦
Good one!
Cyclotron needs an S, but I know what you meant. 🙂
Tsk. I mean CYCLOTRONS- SPUMONI 🙄
Two more types of cyclotrons:
PLUTONOMIC—CYCLOTRONS
PULMONIC—CYCLOTRONS
☕☕
Got the same. Even before the spumoni melted.
Protonic Clumsy
Columns – Sportily
Same
SULCI – IMPORTUNITY
Columns Sportily
columns-sportily as well.
Same Columns Sportily (SI opinion pages); also Proconsul Luminosity (Pilate light); Mitomycins Sculptor (CRISPR); and Polytropic Columns (bees in formation, army ants on the march). A rich array, as anticipated after a series of one-offs.
Pilate light 😂. Punchy!
I wondered if anyone would notice that one! Heh-heh.
Another COLUMNS SPORTILY after getting rejected on COLUMNS-SPIRITY.
Same!
Another COLUMNS – SPORTILY, along with CUMINS* – SPORTILY, UNMICS* – SPORTILY, UNCLUMPS* – SPORTILY. Took a long time for me, I couldn’t find anything with INTRINSIC, MISPRINT and a host of others.
UNICOMS SPORTILY – how the travel to Paris is being managed
cumins sportily
Another COLUMNS – SPORTILY for me too. Calls to mind old coliseums — feels Olympics-adjacent, at least.
I found SPORTILY early on but couldn’t find a pair to for the leftovers, then I found COLUMNS and searched quite awhile for a pair for that as well, until I put them together! 🤦♂️
Same
SULCI / IMPORTUNITY as well!
UNICORNS SIMPLICITY
UNICORNS – SIMPLICITY
Great solution.
Mark – you are good at encouraging us – thanks!
😎🐝
Thanks McBee. I like the mythology of the unicorn. It can only be captured (or tamed) by a maiden.
🦄
Mine is: CONCURS – SIMPLICITY.
The array looked so easy. That’s why I’m madly frantic to solve it quickly. I was wrong. It took one hour to solve. Also, I feel like the puzzle today needs an ‘A’.
Hey RrifF!
To me the hard part was having all the vowels on one side, so we couldn’t do common consecutive vowels like OU or IO.
Plus that pesky Y which usually has to be stuck at the end of one word and almost never can start a word (except for “YOU…” words which aren’t possible in today’s array).
But – we did get it done! ✅ 👍👋👋
You said it well, Mr. McBEE 🐝
👍👍
same. botany 101 😊😊
oops! it was
cornus–simplicity
hence the botany connection. couldn’t let go of ‘simplicity’.
wish I’d found something acceptable as concurs.
Unicorns came to me first, and simplicity followed.
If only life were so.
Same, after trying hard with complicity.
Same
I landed on Unicorns simplicity also.
UNICORNS-SIMPLICITY for me too, same letter count as OA. I spent quite a while on COMPLICITLY and SIMPLICITY until I finally found this.
POLYTROPIC—COLUMNS
Found many POLY words:
POLYOMINOS — SCULPTOR
TURNIP — POLYSOMIC
POLYURIC — CONSUMPT* (LB does take it but it is in the OED)
Nice ones, Bill
TURNIP–POLYSOMIC was one of mine, along with
POSITRONIC–CLUMSY.
Several x-CLUMS(IL)Y solutions down there (including one w/’PROTONIC’), but I don’t think I saw this one.
I like your Polyominos Sculptor.
Yeah, a Tetris artist! 🙂
OPTRONIC CLUMSILY
Got a variation on that with Protonic Clumsily. ALIOW.
Had Luminosity but never saw Protocol. Urrgh!
SCULPT — TROPOMYOSIN
Also found POLYMYOSITIS, MONOPOLY, and LIPOLYSIS but could not connect them.
Nocturns Simply
Same here! But it wasn’t that simple!
PROTONIC CLUMSILY
I spent too long looking for a mate for COMPOSIT(ORS) and COMPUTOR(S). Once I gave up on those, I saw CLUMSILY and then PROTONIC was sort of right there.
Tjme for some shuteye.
In the end I got the same Protonic Clumsily – I’m not alone.
I feel better now!
This was my solution as well!
I saw COMPOSITOR(S) early too and had high hopes for it before giving up on it.
POLITICISM – MUNTRY
Columns Sportily
Same!
protonic clumsy
same
UNICOMS-SPORTILY
My 1st solution:
MONTICULUS SPRY
My 2nd solution:
MONTICULUS SYRUP
LB actually gave me a “Genius!” for “Monticulus”
… so what is it?
From Collin’s English Dictionary:
“1. a small protrusion on the face or top of something
2. a protrusion of the cerebellum created by the middle part of the superior vermis”
Okay.
From Wiktionary:
“monticulus (plural monticuli)
1. A little elevation.”
So i guess my TIs are:
1) being agile while climbing small hills
-OR-
2) that mound of sweet sticky liquid that flows down and infuses your Saturday morning pancakes …. ✅
😎🐝
Your musings are always amusing—and amazing!
Protonic Clumsily
Such good ones here
I’ve got Runos – simplicity
Runos obv made from the leftovers ..
Clumps Sonority
Same here. Didn’t think it was OA but I like the TI of it:
Amidst the cacophony of the ill-trained musicians, clumps [of] sonority rang out on the hour from the revered grandfather clock standing politely in the corner.
It’s poetry SusanM
CUMINS* – SPORTILY.
NOCTURNS – SIMPLY
For Chopin maybe!
Unicorns simplicity
CYCLOSPORIN – NUMPTY
Immunosuppressed anti-vaxxer.
CYCLOSPORIN — NOTUM
The insect had a thorax replacement, so they gave it some cyclosporin.
I had never heard of numpty or notum until today!
Came across it in an earlier puzzle. Connected it in my head to Humpty Dumpty, who had no business sitting on a wall.
CONCURS – SIMPLICITY
CLUMPS SONORITY
POSITRONIC CLUMSY ( shout out to isaac asimov and our robot overlords)
Same
I wanted “positrino”, but it wasn’t to be:
Webster: positrino, n. a hypothetical atomic particle similar to the neutrino and having an immeasurably small mass and a positive charge.
Surprised it wasn’t in OED.
POSITRONIC – CLUMSY works, and I would have never considered it without your post.
POSITRONIUM doesn’t work because of the I and U on the same side, but it is in the OED.
👍
protocol – luminosity
Surprised it is the OA.
Nice OA.
At first I thought they were going to use OLYMPICS in the OA, but it’s only a proper name apparently.
CORNUS SIMPLICITY
MUCINS SPORTILY. MUCINS was a guess.
Same! I knew mucin from my biology training.
UNICORNS SIMPLICITY
Same here!
And another
Unicorns Simplicity
Scientific girl today:
PUROMYCIN – NITROSYL
Excellent!
CYCLONIC COMPUTORS — I was surprised that it allowed the old-fashioned spelling of computer
Surprised no one has it: TRUMP POLYCONICS
Not sure the TI
CORNUS SIMPLICITY
Olympics not a word….. what?
yet another one for COLUMNS-SPORTILY!
Cyclonic computors as well
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 clumps / sonority
2 – 16 clumps / sonorosity
3 – 15 columns / sportily
4 – 17 concurs / simplicity
5 – 16 cornus / simplicity
6 – 18 culprit / tropomyosin
7 – 17 cyclonic / computors
8 – 16 cyclosporin / notum
9 – 21 cyclosporin / numinosity
10 – 17 cyclosporin / numpty
11 – 17 cyclosporin / nitrum
12 – 17 cyclotrons / spumoni
13 – 19 impromptus / sonolytic
14 – 17 inotropic / clumsily
15 – 15 inotropic / clumsy
16 – 18 linocut / tropomyosin
17 – 19 monocyclic / computors
18 – 14 mucins / sportily
19 – 16 mulct / tropomyosin
20 – 15 myoclonus / spirit
21 – 18 myoclonus / spiritism
22 – 17 myoclonus / spiritus
23 – 16 myoclonus / spiriti
24 – 14 myoclonus / spirt
25 – 17 myoclonus / sportily
26 – 15 myoclonus / sprint
27 – 14 myoclonus / sprit
28 – 16 myoclonus / spirito
29 – 20 myoclonus / spintronics
30 – 19 myoclonus / spintronic
31 – 18 myoclonic / computors
32 – 18 nocturns / simplicity
33 – 14 nocturns / simply
34 – 16 optronic / clumsily
35 – 14 optronic / clumsy
36 – 17 opusculum / minority
37 – 17 opusculum / monitory
38 – 19 opusculum / myricitrin
39 – 19 plutonic / cytotropism
40 – 20 plutonic / cytotropisms
41 – 16 plutonism / morocoy
42 – 17 plutonism / morocoys
43 – 18 plutonism / motricity
44 – 19 plutonism / myricitrin
45 – 19 polyclinic / computors
46 – 13 polymict / turns
47 – 15 polymict / turnips
48 – 16 polymict / turnspit
49 – 14 polymict / turons
50 – 18 populism / myricitrin
51 – 15 primus / sonolytic
52 – 19 proconsul / luminosity
53 – 21 proconsul / locomotility
54 – 18 protocol / luminosity
55 – 16 protonic / clumsily
56 – 14 protonic / clumsy
57 – 15 pulmonic / citrusy
58 – 18 pulmonic / cyclotrons
59 – 19 pulmonic / cytotropism
60 – 20 pulmonic / cytotropisms
61 – 15 purism / monocotyl
62 – 15 purism / mylonitic
63 – 17 puromycin / nitrosyl
64 – 14 rumps / sonolytic
65 – 15 rumpus / sonolytic
66 – 17 sculpt / tropomyosin
67 – 18 sculptor / ruminotomy
68 – 18 spiritism / myoclonus
69 – 16 sulci / importunity
70 – 15 syrup / plutonomic
71 – 17 tricyclics / spumoni
72 – 16 tropism / myoclonus
73 – 16 trump / polyclinics
74 – 15 trump / polyconics
75 – 16 trump / polysilicon
76 – 15 trumps / sonolytic
77 – 15 turnip / polysomic
78 – 16 turnip / polysomics
79 – 16 turons / simplicity
80 – 15 unicoms / sportily
81 – 18 unicorns / simplicity
82 – 18 spintronic / clumsily
83 – 16 spintronic / clumsy
84 – 18 computors / sonolysis
85 – 18 computors / sonolytic
86 – 16 computors / sonsily
87 – 20 cytotropism / myoclonus
88 – 20 cytotropism / monoculus
89 – 21 cytotropism / monticulus
90 – 17 cytotropism / murlin
91 – 18 cytotropism / murlins
92 – 19 cytotropisms / sculpin
93 – 20 cytotropisms / sculpins
94 – 18 cytotropisms / sunlit
95 – 15 inclusums / sporty
96 – 17 inclusums / sportily
97 – 18 mitomycins / sculptor
98 – 19 mitomycins / sculptors
99 – 16 mitomycins / splurt
100 – 17 mitomycins / surplus
101 – 17 monoculus / sportily
102 – 19 monocytosis / sculptor
103 – 20 monocytosis / sculptors
104 – 17 monocytosis / splurt
105 – 18 monocytosis / surplus
106 – 18 monoprotic / clumsily
107 – 16 monoprotic / clumsy
108 – 19 monoprotic / cursorily
109 – 17 monoptic / cursorily
110 – 18 monotropic / clumsily
111 – 16 monotropic / clumsy
112 – 19 monotropic / cursorily
113 – 17 monotropism / muscly
114 – 20 monotropism / myoclonus
115 – 20 monotropism / mucolytic
116 – 21 monotropism / mucolytics
117 – 15 monticulus / spiry
118 – 16 monticulus / sporty
119 – 18 monticulus / sportily
120 – 14 monticulus / spry
121 – 16 monticulus / spryly
122 – 15 monticulus / syrup
123 – 16 monticulus / syrups
124 – 20 mucolytic / cyclosporin
125 – 23 mucolytic / corticotropins
126 – 17 mucolytics / sponsor
127 – 18 mucolytics / sponsors
128 – 16 mucolytics / sprint
129 – 15 mucolytics / spurn
130 – 16 mucolytics / spurns
131 – 21 mucolytics / spintronics
132 – 20 mucolytics / spintronic
133 – 16 mutic / cyclosporin
134 – 15 mylonitic / corpus
135 – 18 mylonitic / computors
136 – 14 myrosins / sculpt
137 – 16 myrosins / sculptor
138 – 17 myrosins / sculptors
139 – 14 mysorins / sculpt
140 – 16 mysorins / sculptor
141 – 17 mysorins / sculptors
142 – 19 nutritors / simplicity
143 – 18 oncolytic / computors
144 – 17 pilcorn / numinosity
145 – 19 plumicorn / numinosity
146 – 17 plumicorn / nitrosyl
147 – 20 plumicorns / simplicity
148 – 18 plumicorns / sonority
149 – 18 plumicorns / sorority
150 – 16 plumicorns / sporty
151 – 18 plumicorns / sportily
152 – 17 plumicorns / symptom
153 – 18 plumicorns / symptoms
154 – 16 plumicorns / sympto
155 – 19 plumicorns / sonolytic
156 – 20 plumicorns / sonorosity
157 – 18 plumicorns / supinity
158 – 16 plumicorns / syrtos
159 – 17 plutonomic / citrusy
160 – 17 plutonomic / cursory
161 – 19 plutonomic / cursorily
162 – 21 plutonomic / cyclosporin
163 – 20 plutonomic / cyclotrons
164 – 21 plutonomic / cytotropism
165 – 22 plutonomic / cytotropisms
166 – 16 poculums / sonority
167 – 18 poculums / sonorosity
168 – 16 politicism / muntry
169 – 18 polyconic / computors
170 – 17 polymictic / concurs
171 – 16 polymictic / cornus
172 – 18 polymitotic / concurs
173 – 17 polymitotic / cornus
174 – 18 polyominos / sculptor
175 – 19 polyominos / sculptors
176 – 17 polysilicon / nitrum
177 – 18 polytonic / computors
178 – 17 polytropic / columns
179 – 17 ponticums / sportily
180 – 15 ponticums / spryly
181 – 14 ponticums / surly
182 – 16 ponticums / surlily
183 – 18 positronic / clumsily
184 – 16 positronic / clumsy
185 – 19 primipilus / sonolytic
186 – 18 primulins / sonolytic
187 – 20 proloculum / mitomycins
188 – 21 proloculum / monocytosis
189 – 18 pronotum / mucolytics
190 – 19 pronotums / simplicity
191 – 16 pronotums / spicily
192 – 18 pronotums / sonolytic
193 – 17 protolytic / columns
194 – 19 protosuns / simplicity
195 – 16 ptilinum / morocoys
196 – 18 pulmotors / sonolytic
197 – 15 rumpos / sonolytic
198 – 15 runos / simplicity
199 – 17 sonolytic / computor
200 – 18 sonolytic / computors
201 – 17 unitors / simplicity
202 – 17 ciclosporin* / numpty
203 – 17 cocoplums* / sonority
204 – 14 columns / spirity*
205 – 18 comprint* / tumulosity*
206 – 17 consumpt* / tortility*
207 – 17 consumpt* / tricyclic
208 – 18 consumpt* / tricyclics
209 – 14 consumpt* / trimly
210 – 18 consumpt* / triplicity
211 – 14 consumpt* / triply
212 – 21 corniculums* / simplicity
213 – 20 corniculums* / spinosity*
214 – 18 corniculums* / spirity*
215 – 19 corniculums* / sportily
216 – 17 corniculums* / sporty
217 – 18 corniculums* / symptom
218 – 19 corniculums* / symptoms
219 – 20 corniculums* / symptosis*
220 – 20 corniculums* / symptotic*
221 – 15 cornuto* / olympics*
222 – 18 cornutos* / simplicity
223 – 14 cornutos* / simply
224 – 22 cosmopolitic* / conclusory*
225 – 19 culprit / tropomyosins*
226 – 14 cumins* / sportily
227 – 17 cupric / consimility*
228 – 19 cyclosporin / nontrump*
229 – 18 cyclosporins* / scutum
230 – 16 cyclosporins* / smut
231 – 18 cyclosporins* / sputum
232 – 19 cyclosporins* / sputums*
233 – 20 cyclosporins* / sumotori*
234 – 21 cyclosporins* / sumotoris*
235 – 18 cyclosporins* / sumpit*
236 – 18 cyclotrons / spiculum*
237 – 18 cyclotrons / spumonis*
238 – 16 cyclotrons / sumpit*
239 – 19 cyclotrons / sumpsimus*
240 – 15 cymlins* / sculptor
241 – 16 cymlins* / sculptors
242 – 17 cytolysin / nontrump*
243 – 19 impolitic / conclusory*
244 – 18 inclip* / pityrosporum*
245 – 19 inclip* / pityrosporums*
246 – 16 inoculums* / spirity*
247 – 17 inoculums* / sportily
248 – 15 inoculums* / sporty
249 – 19 insculp* / pityrosporum*
250 – 20 insculp* / pityrosporums*
251 – 17 insculp* / promontory
252 – 15 insculpt* / trisomy
253 – 19 insculpt* / tropomyosin
254 – 20 insculpt* / tropomyosins*
255 – 19 isotropism* / myoclonus
256 – 19 lincomycins* / sculptor
257 – 20 lincomycins* / sculptors
258 – 19 lincomycins* / spiritus
259 – 17 lincomycins* / splurt
260 – 16 lincomycins* / spurt
261 – 19 lincomycins* / surprint*
262 – 19 linocut / tropomyosins*
263 – 18 linurons* / simplicity
264 – 17 linurons* / symptotic*
265 – 20 lipolytic / corniculums*
266 – 13 lyric / consumpt*
267 – 16 lyricisms* / sunspot
268 – 14 lyricons* / sputum
269 – 15 lyricons* / sputums*
270 – 14 lyricons* / sumpit*
271 – 15 mirlitons / sprucy*
272 – 17 monticulus / spirity*
273 – 16 monticulus / sprucy*
274 – 18 monurons* / simplicity
275 – 20 mucolytic / ciclosporin*
276 – 21 mucolytic / ciclosporins*
277 – 18 mucolytic / cosponsor*
278 – 19 mucolytic / cosponsors*
279 – 21 mucolytic / cyclosporins*
280 – 16 mucolytics / spinor*
281 – 17 mucolytics / spinors*
282 – 18 mucolytics / surprint*
283 – 17 mulct / tropomyosins*
284 – 16 murlins / symptotic*
285 – 16 mylonitic / cuprums*
286 – 19 myoclonus / spiritisms*
287 – 18 myoclonus / spiritoso*
288 – 16 myoclonus / spirity*
289 – 17 myoclonus / surprint*
290 – 15 myosins* / sculptor
291 – 16 myosins* / sculptors
292 – 15 nincums* / sportily
293 – 20 nonconcurs* / simplicity
294 – 16 nonlyric* / consumpt*
295 – 17 nonmusics* / sportily
296 – 19 nontrump* / polyclinics
297 – 19 nontrump* / polycyclics*
298 – 17 nontrump* / polysomic
299 – 18 nontrump* / polysomics
300 – 16 olympics* / surprint*
301 – 16 oncolytic / cuprums*
302 – 17 opusculum / moronity*
303 – 17 pincurl* / luminosity
304 – 20 pinocytic / corniculums*
305 – 22 pinocytotic / corniculums*
306 – 22 pityrosporum* / monoclinic
307 – 23 pityrosporum* / monoclinism*
308 – 24 pityrosporum* / monoclinisms*
309 – 21 pityrosporum* / monocotyl
310 – 22 pityrosporum* / monocyclic
311 – 22 pityrosporum* / monticulus
312 – 21 pityrosporum* / mylonitic
313 – 21 pityrosporum* / myoclonic
314 – 21 pityrosporum* / myoclonus
315 – 20 pityrosporums* / sculpin
316 – 21 pityrosporums* / sculpins
317 – 20 pityrosporums* / silicon
318 – 21 pityrosporums* / silicons*
319 – 16 plutonisms* / sprucy*
320 – 19 polyclinics / sumotori*
321 – 20 polyclinics / sumotoris*
322 – 16 polysomic / cornuto*
323 – 17 polysomic / cornutos*
324 – 18 polysomics / surprint*
325 – 19 polyuric / consimility*
326 – 18 polyuric / consortism*
327 – 19 polyuric / consortisms*
328 – 16 polyuric / consumpt*
329 – 17 polyuric / cosmotron*
330 – 18 polyuric / cosmotrons*
331 – 18 procinct* / tumulosity*
332 – 19 pruritic / consimility*
333 – 17 pulmonic / cursitory*
334 – 15 pulmonics* / snorty*
335 – 17 pulmonics* / sonority
336 – 17 pulmonics* / sorority
337 – 16 pulmonics* / spirity*
338 – 17 pulmonics* / sportily
339 – 15 pulmonics* / sporty
340 – 15 pulmonics* / syrtis*
341 – 16 punctums* / sportily
342 – 14 purlins / scotomy*
343 – 16 purlins / symptotic*
344 – 18 puromycins* / sculpsit*
345 – 16 puromycins* / sculpt
346 – 18 puromycins* / sculptor
347 – 19 puromycins* / sculptors
348 – 19 puromycins* / silicotic
349 – 20 puromycins* / silicotics*
350 – 20 puromycins* / simplicity
351 – 17 puromycins* / solicit
352 – 19 puromycins* / solicitor
353 – 20 puromycins* / solicitors
354 – 18 puromycins* / solicity*
355 – 16 puromycins* / solito*
356 – 17 puromycins* / soliton
357 – 18 puromycins* / solitons
358 – 15 puromycins* / sotol
359 – 18 puromycins* / spilitic
360 – 16 puromycins* / splint
361 – 15 puromycins* / split
362 – 16 puromycins* / splurt
363 – 18 puromycins* / sportily
364 – 16 puromycins* / sunlit
365 – 19 purpuric / consimility*
366 – 15 rumpo / oncolytics*
367 – 18 sculpin / nonminority*
368 – 19 sculpsit* / tropomyosin
369 – 20 sculpsit* / tropomyosins*
370 – 18 sculpt / tropomyosins*
371 – 16 spiculum* / minority
372 – 16 spiculum* / monitory
373 – 16 spiculum* / moronity*
374 – 19 symptotic* / conclusory*
375 – 19 symptotic* / corniculum*
376 – 20 symptotic* / corniculums*
377 – 17 tiptronic* / clumsily
378 – 15 tiptronic* / clumsy
379 – 18 torulins* / simplicity
380 – 17 torulins* / symptotic*
381 – 17 tricyclic / consumpt*
382 – 18 tricyclics / spumonis*
383 – 16 tropomyosins* / scul*
384 – 17 tropomyosins* / sculp
385 – 19 tropomyosins* / sculpin
386 – 20 tropomyosins* / sculpins
387 – 18 tropomyosins* / sculps
388 – 20 tropomyosins* / sculpsit*
389 – 18 tropomyosins* / sculpt
390 – 20 tropomyosins* / sculptor
391 – 21 tropomyosins* / sculptors
392 – 20 tropomyosins* / spiculum*
393 – 17 tropomyosins* / sulci
394 – 18 tropomyosins* / sulcus
395 – 15 tulip / puromycins*
396 – 17 turnons* / simplicity
397 – 15 turnup* / polysomic
398 – 16 turnup* / polysomics
399 – 13 tyronic* / clumps
400 – 16 tyronic* / cocoplums*
401 – 18 unclip / pityrosporum*
402 – 19 unclip / pityrosporums*
403 – 14 unclipt* / trisomy
404 – 18 unclipt* / tropomyosin
405 – 19 unclipt* / tropomyosins*
406 – 16 upcurl* / luminosity
407 – 20 uroscopic* / consimility*
408 – 16 ursons* / simplicity
I found these 3 worders…
incipit / trump / ploys
snot / trump / policy
consort / trump / policy
cyclonic / consort / trump
misprint / trump / policy
monocyclic / consort / trump
polymict / trump / pornos
polymict / trump / prison
trump / pornos / simplicity
trump / pornos / spicily
smut / trump / polytonic
trump / picnic / cyclops
trump / pimps / sonolytic