Here are the Letter Boxed June 08, 2025 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:
NKSCUTAROHBL
The answers are:
BULRUSHHACKATHON
*BACKRUSH-HOLTAN*
*BACKRUSH good in Collins, Wiktionary, Scrabble US (TWL)
*HOLTAN good in Wiktionary
BACKHAULS-SANTOUR
BACKLOTS-SCRUNCH
HONOURS-SLOTBACK
Same
BACKLOTS SCRUNCH here too!
Same
BACKLOTS-SCRUNCH for me too.
Backlots – Shurn* (OED)
also driven mad having both Talkback and Backtalk leaving “honours” but no way to link them.
Same here on talkathon and scrubs
Yup!
Streak is still alive😊
I also found BACKLOTS – SCRUNCH.
BACKLOTS-SCRUNCH was my answer
Same
Same
BACKCOURTS-SHULN*
*SHULN good in OED, Collins, Wiktionary
BACKCLOTHS-SUNBURST
*SACKCLOTHS-SUNBURN
*SACKCLOTHS good in OED, Merriam-Webster, Collins, Wiktionary
SUNBURSTS-SACKCLOTH is accepted
COTHURNUS-SLOTBACK
COTHURNUS SLOTBACK here
Saw scrunch, kicking myself for missing backlots!
BURSTS-SOLONCHAK*
*SOLONCHAK good in OED, Merriam-Webster, Collins, Wiktionary
RHONCHUS-SLOTBACK
BURKHAS-SCOTOLANO*
*SCOTOLANO good in Wiktionary
Sunbursts
Sackcloth
Sunbursts — Sackcloth and it took quite a while.
RUNTS-SHACKBOLT*
*SHACKBOLT good in OED, Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary
LB beat me for the fourth day in a row!!
NUB BACKCOURTS SHALT
BACKLASH HAUNTS SOUR
HACKBOLT* – TRUANTS
*OED
BACKCLOTHS – SUNBURN (or SUBURBAN)
BACKCLOTHS SCRUNCH
Same. Initially I found SUNBURNT and was looking for something to go before it. Found BACKCLOTHS and was left with R-U-N and figured there’d be a shorter word than SUNBURNT. SCRUNCH fit the bill (though not by much)
backcloths – sunburn as well
Same
BURNOUS SACKCLOTH.
Same.
Backcloths sunburn
another BACKLOTS-SCRUNCH
when I can’t find a parking space
and another from me.
Another BACKLOTS SCRUNCH, which I like a lot better than their garbage word which is rejected by every single source on the word game checker site that I use to check my answers.
SACKCLOTHS° – SUBURBAN
All dressed down and nowhere to go.
° OED
BACKCLOTH — HONOURS
I had never heard of BACKCLOTH before (I have always used BACKDROP) but it fit!
I found BACKTALK, TALKBACK, and HOLOCAUST but couldn’t connect.
HONOURS-SLOTBACK
Cheating a bit using that spelling as an American English speaker.
Also found SUNBURN(T), SUNBATH(S), BACKLOT(S), SUNBURST(S), TALKBACK, BACKRUB(S)
I didn’t get a 2 or even 3 word solve but was surprised they accepted COLOURS, which is the British spelling, and since they reject most of those for this game.
I used HONOURS, and also found LABOURS.
SUNBURSTS-SACKCLOTH
I found SUNBURST. Then I found SACKCLOTH and immediately went for BRUNTS-SACKCLOTH, but for some reason LB won’t take BRUNTS, plural of BRUNT, so feeling the brunt of LB’s rejection and seeing that SUNBURSTS fit the bill, I didn’t bother to hunt for a shorter, more efficient word to put before SACKCLOTH.
Ditto! I knew there would be shorter answers, but after finding dozens of other promising words I was happy to have it over with!
Exactly!
That was my journey too! SUNBURSTS-SACKCLOTH
Subcrust + talkathon
SUBCRUST – TALKATHON also.
deep-dish dishing
Same. New Yorkers and Chicagoans debating over pizza.
Did not expect that for the OA.
Got BACKCLOTHS SUNBURN
BACKLOTS SCRUNCH
and BRUNTS* SACKCLOTH
In MW etc
Tried SUBSTACK but not yet accepted.
And was hoping to match BACKCOURTS
BACKLOTS / SCRUNCH
Honours slotback last few days tough!
What does OA mean?
BRUNCH HOT TALK
Sunbursts sackcloth. Kind of liked the two compound words
Glad to see some good alternatives to today’s garbage OA. As soon as I gave up and saw the solution I thought, ” Oh sure, why didn’t I think of… BULRUSH – HACKATHON.” 🙄
HOBNOB – BACKCOURTS