Here are the Letter Boxed June 03, 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:
CYMVUAEIPORL
The answers are:
COVERUPPRIMARILY
COVERUP—PRIMARILY
CRYOPUMP—PARACERVICAL
OVERCUP—PRIMARILY
OVERCURE—EMPYRICAL
VELARIC—CRYOPUMP
VERMICULAR—RECOPY
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Good day LBers! I went through all I that I saw from A to V. I think there may a few more. ☕
choppy sentence, need more sleep 🥱😴
OA here
COVERUP-PRIMARILY
Coverup — Primarily
Another proof of LB’s erratic word list. EMPYRICAL? Unless I’m mistaken, it’s EMPIRICAL, without a Y – great, now we’ve begun accepting misspelled words now!
Agreed, at first, but then on further examination it does have a different meaning.
empyrical : containing the combustible principle of coal.
I think I have it in my database from my Wiktionary import. I’ll check later since I’ve already shut it down. ☕☕
Wow, I was with Kanishk, but here we are!
Etymology
From Latin empyricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύριος (empúrios, “fiery”), from ἐν (en, “en-”) + πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Adjective
empyrical (not comparable)
Containing the combustible principle of coal.
–Wiktionary
Coverup primarily.
Very appropriate in Scotland, where I live, not to mention others we can no doubt think of!
After an attempt with VOICEMAIL and OVERCLAIM (sadly, words like POLYMERIC, PRIMEVAL, and PYRUVIC were not possible), I got to VERMICULAR-RECOPY, though was gutted that ROPY wasn’t an option, because that would have been perfect.
Took about 10 minutes. Kanishk and RF, look forward to seeing you soon with your solutions – hopefully to get that streak going again!
Vermicular (adjective) – like a worm in movement.
Good luck, everyone, and happy Hump Day!
Failed!!! Gave up after just an hour.
Well done Miss Irim. Checking on Kanishk-boy later.
Oh, I’m so sorry, RF. This week has definitely been brutal – I myself have failed three times this past week. Tomorrow is always a new day and a new puzzle, let’s just hope for the best tomorrow!
Irim, I love your solution! VERMICULAR is a great find. Thought today’s one would be simple looking at the array, but it took me around 30 minutes in total to find a solution. COVERUP – PRIMARILY (OA) here. Played with VOICEMAIL, OVERPLAY and a few other words.
Best of luck to whoever still having a go at this grid, and happy Wednesday to everyone! Let’s hope this evil phase of Sam’s finally comes to an end.
Good job Kanishk-boy. 👍
Oh, RF, I’m so sorry! It has been a nightmare week.
Kanishk, well done, hon! And yes, given we had a great grid recently, I’d love to see that become the norm.
Have a lovely evening, both!
Irim, I really hope so too, but I don’t think that’s going to happen any time soon – the Spelling Bee that day contained the letter ‘S’, the third instance ever recorded so far.
That got me thinking… was it because of a special occasion? I did some research, and yes, it was – it was Sam’s birthday.
😂
PREVOCALIC CRUMPLY
Excellent.
Same
VERMICULAR RECOPY
VERMICULAR RECOPY here as well.
Wanted to use EVERYPLACE. Could only come up with
OI IMPURE EVERYPLACE! Sounds like a curse.
Hi Simon,
I went through Alice Liang’s solver, and it seems like one of the valid solutions uses EVERYPLACE:
PLUMICOME – EVERYPLACE
“A plumicome is a specialized biological term for a spicule (a small, needle-like skeletal structure) that features delicate, plume-like tufts or feather-like branches. It is primarily used in biology to describe the intricate structures found in certain marine organisms.”
-according to ChatGPT
Kanishk — that is a great find. Never saw that word before. But then I didn’t look “everyplace.”
Coverup Primarily