Here are the Letter Boxed September 22, 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:
LTOCRMYHAFPE
The answers are:
FLYCATCHERROMP
FLYCATCHER-ROMP after ruing so many possibilities beginning with HYPER, POLY, etc. and my personal favourite, ARCHETYPAL.
Kanishk and RF, my lovelies, can’t wait to see you!
Good luck, all, and happy Tuesday!
Same, and was kind of surprised it was the OA with so many promising possibilities, but apparently not a lot of everyday words to come out of this one.
Agreed. Was kind of gutted, because there are some LOVELY possibilities, like HYPERFOCAL that were just stymied. But I really wanted to run with ARCHETYPAL!
FRACTAL – LYMPHOCYTE.
Well done Miss Irim for finding the OA. See you soon Kanishk-boy. 🤗
OA today
found FLYCATCHER-ROMP
FLYCATCHER – ROMP
FLYCATCHER-ROMP
POMFRET-TEACHERLY
FLYTRAP-PACHOMETER
HEMOCYTE-EARFLAP
COMFORT-TELETHERAPY
FLATCAP-PATHOMETRY
FARL-LYMPHOCYTE
POMERAC-CATCHFLY
PARFOCAL-LACHRYMATE
+COFATHER-RECOMPLY^
+WIK, ^MW
^FARFAL-LYMPHOCYTE
^MW
^FLYFLAP-PACHOMETER
^MW
HEREAFTER-RECOMPLY^
^MW
*PROFACE-ERYTHEMAL^
*OED, ^MW
LYMPHOMA-AFTERACT+
+WIK
PARFLECHE-ELECTROMETRY
*FRATCHER-RECOMPLY^
*OED, ^MW
FLYTRAP-PHEOCHROME
^FORTHCOME-EMPYREAL
^MW
*FORTHCAME-ECTYPAL^
*OED, ^MW
^CLAMFLAT-TROPHOCYTE*
^MW, *OED
Wow! Fastest solve ever. FLYCATCHER was first thought.
NYT LETTER BOXED
September 22, 2026
⚠ SPOILER ALERT — SOLUTIONS BELOW ⚠
Sides: LTO | CRM | YHA | FPE
Verified 2-word solutions: 28
Sort: alphabetically by Word1, then Word2
01. AFLAP—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
02. CATFLAP—PATHOMETRY
03. CATFLAP—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
04. COMFORT—TELETHERAPY
05. EARFLAP—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
06. FACEACHE—ELECTROPYROMETER
07. FARL—LYMPHOCYTE
08. FLAP—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
09. FLATCAP—PATHOMETRY
10. FLATCAP—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
11. FLYCATCHER—RECOMPACT
12. FLYCATCHER—RECOMPARE
13. FLYCATCHER—RECOMPLETE
14. FLYCATCHER—ROMP
15. FLYCATCHER—ROMPY
16. FLYTRAP—PACHOMETER
17. FLYTRAP—PHEOCHROME
18. FLYTRAP—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
19. FRACTAL—LYMPHOCYTE
20. HEMOCYTE—EARFLAP
21. LYMPHOCYTE—EARFLAP
22. PARFLECHE—ELECTROMETRY
23. PARFLECHE—ELECTROPYROMETER
24. PARFOCAL—LACHRYMATE
25. PARFOCAL—LYMPHOCYTE
26. PHEOCHROMOCYTE—EARFLAP
27. POMERAC—CATCHFLY
28. POMFRET—TEACHERLY
HALF SOLUTIONS
September 22, 2026
Sides: LTO | CRM | YHA | FPE
Verified half solutions: 97
Each pair contains exactly one NYT-accepted word and one non-NYT word
verified as a lowercase entry in Wiktionary, OED, or Merriam-Webster.
ʷ = Wiktionary | ° = OED | ᵐ = Merriam-Webster
Sort: alphabetically by Word1, then Word2
ACHROMACYTEʷ—EARFLAP
ACHROMOCYTEʷ—EARFLAP
AFLAP—PACHOMETRYʷ
AFLAP—PROHEMOCYTEʷ
AFORETYMEʷ—ELECTROMORPH
AFORETYMEʷ—ELECTROPHORE
AFTEREYEʷ—ELECTROMORPH
ARFALʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
CAFREALʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
CAFREALʷ—LYMPHOMATA
CALFMEATʷ—TROPHOCYTE
CAMPHOROYLᵐ—LEAFLET
CAMPHOROYLᵐ—LEATHERLEAF
CAMPHORYLʷ—LEAFLET
CAMPHORYLʷ—LEATHERLEAF
CAPRYLATE—EMFORTHʷ
CATFLAP—PACHOMETRYʷ
CATFLAP—PHOROMETRYᵐ
CATFLAP—PROHEMOCYTEʷ
CHLAMYPHOREʷ—ECOFACT
CHROMOCYTEʷ—EARFLAP
CLAMFLATʷ—TROPHOCYTE
EARFLAP—PACHOMETRYʷ
EARFLAP—PROHEMOCYTEʷ
FACLEMPTʷ—THEORY
FACLEMPTʷ—THROATY
FACLEMPTʷ—TROPHOCYTE
FALCATAʷ—AROMATHERAPY
FARFALᵐ—LYMPHOCYTE
FARTHELʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
FARTHER—RECOMPLYʷ
FATHEʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
FATHER—RECOMPLYʷ
FATHOMEʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
FLAMELETʷ—TROPHOCYTE
FLAP—PACHOMETRYʷ
FLAP—PROHEMOCYTEʷ
FLATCAP—PACHOMETRYʷ
FLATCAP—PHOROMETRYᵐ
FLATCAP—PROHEMOCYTEʷ
FLATHEʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
FLATMATE—ECPHORYʷ
FLETCH—HOMOCARPYʷ
FLYCATCHʷ—HETEROMORPH
FLYCATCHʷ—HOMOPTERA
FLYCATCHER—REALCOMPACTʷ
FLYCATCHER—RECOMPʷ
FLYCATCHER—RECOMPLYʷ
FLYCATCHER—REMOPʷ
FLYCATCHER—ROMPLERʷ
FLYCATCHER—ROMPOPOʷ
FLYCOPʷ—PACHOMETER
FLYCOPʷ—PAMPHLETARY
FLYCOPʷ—PAMPHLETER
FLYCOPʷ—PATHOMETRY
FLYCOPʷ—PREMATCH
FLYCOPʷ—PROMETHEA
FLYFLAPʷ—PACHOMETER
FLYFLAPʷ—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
FLYTRAP—PACHOMETRYʷ
FLYTRAP—PLEMOCHOEʷ
FLYTRAP—PROHEMOCYTEʷ
FOREMEALʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
FORTHCAMEʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
FORTHCAMEʷ—EMPYREAL
FORTHCOMEʷ—EMPYREAL
FORTHFAREʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
FORTHLEAPʷ—PHEOCHROMOCYTE
FORTHLEAPʷ—PYROCERAM
FRACTAL—LYMPHOCELEʷ
FRAMECELʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
FRAMECELʷ—LYMPHOMATA
FRAMELETʷ—TROPHOCYTE
FRAMPLER—RETROCOCHLEARLYʷ
HEARTFACEʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
HEARTHFLAMEʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
HEREAFTER—RECOMPLYʷ
LYMPHOCYTE—EARFLAREʷ
LYMPHOMA—AFTERACTʷ
LYMPHOMATA—AFTERACTʷ
MATCHFLAREʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
MATCHFLAREʷ—EMPORY
MYTHOPOEM—MATCHFLAREʷ
OROFAECALʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
OROFAECALʷ—LYMPHOMATA
PALAEOFAECALʷ—LACHRYMATE
PARAFOCALʷ—LACHRYMATE
PARAFOCALʷ—LYMPHOCYTE
PARFLECHE—ECHOMETRYʷ
PHEOCHROMOCYTE—EARFLAREʷ
POMFRET—TROCHLEARYʷ
PROFACEʷ—ERYTHEMAL
PROHEMOCYTEʷ—EARFLAP
PYROCERAM—MATCHFLAREʷ
RECOMFORTʷ—TELETHERAPY
THEREAFTER—RECOMPLYʷ
THOROFAREʷ—ELECTROPYROMETER
Manual spot checks on entries in MW but not WIK:
CAMPHOROYLᵐ—LEAFLET
CAMPHOROYLᵐ—LEATHERLEAF
CATFLAP—PHOROMETRYᵐ
FARFALᵐ—LYMPHOCYTE
FLATCAP—PHOROMETRYᵐ
^CLAMFLAT-TROPHOCYTE*
^MW, *OED
Flycatcher romp. Fairly quickly, somehow fatherly and compactly led to flycatcher. Looks like a day of multiple solves.
OA as well. There were so many good words but couldn’t manage to marry them.
LYMOPHOCYTE EARFLAP
FRACTAL LYMPHOCYTE
Father recomply(W,MW)
Hereafter recomply(W,MW)
Flycatcher recomply(W.MW)
Flycatcher recompare
Chromocyte(W,MW) earflap
Farl lymphocyte Lymphocyte earflap
OA.
Willie Mays?
Say hey!
It accepted AROMATHERAPY but I just couldn’t make it work 🙁 No time for the struggle today! COCOA ALFALFA AROMATHERAPY… must need some self-care, I guess.
OA TODAY
FLYCATCHER & Romp
FLYCATCHER ROMP
OA fairly easily.
Paster into ROT13 dot COM
Longest is I think 17
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