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!
OA after an all day struggle. Had Coverup early. Wasn’t until 10 pm I saw primarily. Look at this list of words.Mile
Meal
Malice
Mural
Maple
Mayo
Macular
Male
Macrame
Move(r)
Mace
Memo
Malar
Mimic(ry)
Miliary
Miracle
Marvel
Compare
Camp(y)
Copy
Cramp
Clump(y)
Copay
Cover(up)
Coil
Cure
Curve
Crime
Coup
Crimp
Curvy
Calico
Crumple
Crumply
Comply
Calm(ly)
Carpal
Comic
Crevice
Copular
Calve
Clever
Clear
Come(ly)
Coercive(ly)
Cruel
Cream(ily)
Capri
Caramel
Coyly
Cryer
Comp
Crucial
Camel
Privy
Pump
Place
Primary
Pace(r)
Play(er)
Parve
Parcour
Price(y)
Plump(ly)
Palm(ar)
Plum
Pulp
Plural
Pure(ly)
Purple
Purpura
Pleural
Paramecium
Prelim
Pour
Primal
Pale
Poem
Puerile
Papyri
Primal
Primarily
Viral
Virile
Vocal
Vicar
Verily
Veal
Volia
Voice
Voicemail
Vice
Voiceover
Vile
Veal
Vale
Voila
Every
Evil
Empyema
Levy
Leap
Lamprey
Lemur
Lace
Live(r)(y)
Limp
Lacrimal
Love(r)
Lovely
Live(ly)
Lever
Lyric(al)
Layer
Year
Yampa
Yule
River
Ramp
Recoil
Recover(y)
Racial
Race(r)
Rump(ly)
Rumple
Relic
Revile
Relive
Recap
Recur
Ample
Ampule
Acrylic
Over
Overplay
Overpump
Overprice
Overcome
Opal
Uric
Uremic
Impure(ly)
Icicle
Attaway Matt! I sympathize.
Good list!
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
PREVOCALIC / CLUMPY too.
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
OA today and third day in a row which is a a record for me. Reaching the solution today took too much time but we are on a short road trip so I did not mind spending the time on it.
very quick OA after a minute or two with PARAMECIUM
OA after a LONG time
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VERMICULAR-RECOPY
OVERCUP-PRIMARILY