Here are the Letter Boxed May 17, 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:
OIREDSMTWNAX
The answers are:
DOWNSTREAMMIX
DOWNSTREAM—MIX
“It runs like a river to the sea”
MIXT—TEARDOWNS
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Lots of potential today!
MIXT-TEARDOWNS
Here
Downstater Remix
OA. In 11 minutes.
Checking on my besties Miss Irim and Kanishk-boy later.
OA as well, in 5 minutes. Love the efficiency. Well done, RF.
Two out of the three here, come on, Irim!
Long day, church then farewell lunch for a friend who was retiring.
DOWNSTREAM-MIX immediately, so that’s three for three and a triumphant triumvirate. Mubarak ho, my lovelies, well done!
Good luck, everyone, happy Sunday!
Wintertime extrados.
Never heard of extrados!
WINTERTIME—EXTRADOS caught my eye as well. I had to look it up too.
Some solutions that had a TI ring to them:
MASTERDOM—MIXDOWN
WARTIME—ENDOTOXINS
MINDWARE—EXOTOXINS
EXTREMISM—MADWOMEN
MAINSTREAM—MIXDOWN
WINTERTIME—EXTRADOS
INTOXIMETER—RADWASTE
Mark you continue to amaze me. I feel lucky when I accomplish one – today the OA pretty quickly, but you probably find every possible solution! Kudos!!
Thanks Wendy! I’ve built up a large word list that I can rely on. It’s composed of about 1.5 million words. I use it for other word games too, like Wordle, Hello Wordl, Words with Friends, and Spelling Bee. It’s kind of like my hobby to crack online word games. ☕
DOWNTIME-EXTRAS
they work while the filmstars are on break
Ownsome/winesome extradite
Found mainstream but not downstream.
Was starting to think I might have a unique solution, but alas, somebody else in the WINSOME-EXTRADITE club. Surprised it was such a struggle for me given the number of possible solutions. Oh well, at least it’s done. 125/137, 16/17, 15, 36
EXTREMIST TOWNWARD. Pretty lame, but I was up late and gave it a quick look, so I won’t feel like I have to try again after I wake up.
Gave it another quick look, and was surprised LB accepts MIXMASTERS SITDOWN.
Downstream Mix… Salmon
Endotoxins Swarm… Salmonella
Your wordplay amazes me, sooo good
WINSOME EXTRADITE
Winsome Extradite
Also mixdowns stream
WARMDOWN-NONEXISTENT
Straight down the pub after the final whistle…..
OA today. After trying a few EX words such as Extradite & Extremism, I quickly concluded that the word Down was likely one part of a compound word which it was.
ENDOTOXINS SWARM
OA pretty quickly.
DOWNSTATER REMIX
ADMIXT TEARDOWNS
DOWNRATE EXOTISM*
*OED, MW
and from the “out there” world of extraterrestrial enthusiasts:
EXONISM* MIDWATER
*the belief that aliens exist and are actively trying to communicate with humans.
“The Institutional Dictionary of Astronism”
Forgot to mention
DAWSONITE* EXTREMA
*mineral OED, MW
Winsome extradite
Good ones, Simon!
Thx Mark. Ditto!
Exotoxins swarm
Admixts + snowier
Mixdowns + stare
I got DOWNSTREAM MIX
Endotoxins swarm
Mixdowns stare sater stream(er)(s) steamer(s)steward sweater(s) stater(s) smarter stainer(s) starter(s) steadier strainer(s) steamier
Reteam mixdowns stream mixdown(s) stream. Mirror pair
Nice symmetric pair, Bill.
I think I missed that one.
Thanks mark!
Twenty five quick ones with mixdown , church now , maybe more this afternoon , looks like a massive day of the old type!
OA
EXTREMIST TEARDOWN
MIXDOWNS-STARE
Wartime endotoxins
Winsome extradite
Intoximeters steward
Intoximeters starward
Mixt teardowns
MIXMASTERS-SITDOWN
Same! Well done.
Downstate Extremist
Mayor Mammasboy
Great! Haha