Here are the Letter Boxed October 09, 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:
YECRKIOZLSHN
The answers are:
SYNCHRONIZEELK
OA+
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SYNCHRONIZE ⇆ ELKS
ELKS ⇄ SYNCHRONIZE
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HEROICIZES—SLINKY, SKYLINE, etc..
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SZEKLERⁿ—RHYNCHOCOELIC
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ⁿ proper name, in OED
A Szekel here, a Szekel there. Pretty soon you’re talking about real money.
Links Synchronize(r, s)
SYNCHRONIZE / ELK
SYNCHRONIZES SLICK
A well organized con
Same here.
*ISOCHRONIZES-SKYL*
*ISOCHRONIZES good in Collins, Wiktionary, Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
*SKYL good in OED
*NICKELIZES-SCORCHY*
*NICKELIZES good in OED
*SCORCHY good in Merriam-Webster
*HORLICKS-SYNIZESIS*
*HORLICKS good in Collins, Wiktionary, Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
*SYNIZESIS good in OED
CHYRON-NICKELIZES*
*NICKELIZES good in OED
*KYLES-SCHERZINO*
*KYLES good in OED
*SCHERZINO good in OED
ZILCHES-SKORNY*
*SKORNY good in Wiktionary
Heroicize skyline
HEROICIZES – SKYLINE
High praise indeed.
That’s a good find!
LICKS SYCHRONIZE
This was my answer as well. Saw Lynch first and then realized Synch would work as well, and built it out to Synchronize. Lots of options from there. There is some TI too this answer as well… perhaps a director in the San Fernando Valley giving instructions to his actors/actresses trying to add some artistic value to his “movie.”
Or my solution: CLICKS SYNCHRONIZE
SYNCHRONIZE – ELK
Though they are wonderful swimmers; their antlers often get tangled and they’ve yet to reach the podium.
😄 And there’s an image I won’t soon forget. Synchronized swimming always looks somewhat ludicrous in its own right. But now even better with elk.
Good one 😀
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ARGH, automatically went for putting the S on the end, because it offers more possibilities, so SYNCHRONIZE SILK
ARGH. *SYNCHRONIZES SILK
Silks Synchronize. It would not take ilks.
SYNCHRONIZES – SKYLINE
Not the most efficient.
Same
I went for the dancing bivalves
COCKLES – SYNCHRONIZE
LINKS SYNCHRONIZE
synchronizes-silk
SYCHRONIZE — ELK
Found SYNC, SYNCHRONIC, and then SYNCHRONIZE. I knew it had to be a solution since it buried both the Y and Z. ELK was right there but I am sure there are lots of other connectors.
Synchronize elk
Synchronizes silk(s)(y)
Really thought it was going to be a yiddish word. SCHLOCKY came to mind but didn’t work. Then found LIONIZES to no avail, then CHRONOS which finally led me in short order to SYNCHRONIZES – SILK. Once I find something I don’t have the patience to go look for more effective solutions so I’ll take it for the win 🙂
CLICKERS SYNCHRONIZE
YOKELS – SYNCHRONIZE
The Soggy Bottom Boys
Best TI of the day JAF!
Best TI of the day JAF! I’m a man of sorrows
Thanks, Bill. Sure hope they’re not constant.
Haha not! Loved O Brother Where Art Thou.
KERNELIZES* SCORCHY**
*The term “kernelize” has two distinct meanings, primarily in the fields of computer science and machine learning.
**in MW
OA
OA on first guess, no time at all.
My quickest solve ever.
Thought CHICKENLY would work, but not acceptable.
Synchronizes – Silk or Silky
Likes—Synchronize
Isn’t that the truth
LICKS SYNCHRONIZE It stood out so quickly, I was certain it’d be the OA. That’s what happens when you overlook elk.