Here are the Letter Boxed September 25, 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:
PRTEHLYMCZSA
The answers are:
ZEPHYRSSCHMALTZ
PEARS-SCHMALTZY here very quickly, after toying with HYPERMART and CATALYZERS. Then I thought, wait. All the letters are here for a *Yiddish* word. Found SCHMALTZY and PEARS was right there. Just under 5 minutes.
RF and Kanishk, lovelies, hope to see you soonest!
Good luck, everyone, and happy Friday – have a great weekend!
Here I come with almost the same thing: REPS – SCHMALTZY.
Well done Miss Irim. Let’s wait what Kanishk-boy will bring to the LB potluck. 🥳
Same, less than 60 seconds.
Double solve today! Took me a long time to find Schmaltz. Already had Paralyzes and Zephyr(s). So the OA, and Paralyzes-Schmaltz.
Amazing job, Irim – well done! I got the OA backwards, and like Samuel, don’t know why Sam decided to put ZEPHYR first when obviously, SCHMALTZ – ZEPHYR gets rid of the extra S.
Instant solve today – if this puzzle had come up an year ago, fifteen year old me wouldn’t have been able to solve it, because today’s grid has 150 valid solutions in total (according to word.tips/letterboxed-todays-hints-answers/) and ALL of them requiring the use of the word SCHMAL(T)Z(Y).
Thankfully, this word has appeared in an OA long back (and has been engraved in my mind since).
A bit disappointed that YAHRZEIT, a word I recently learned, was impossible, but nevertheless glad I got to use ZEPHYR (one of my favourite words)
Glad to see you, Irim – how is Hindi prep going? And RF, can’t wait to see you here with us. Happy Friday!
Congratulations, both, and RF, well done on the 13/2! The triumvirate triumphs yet again!
And Kanishk, because I already had my solution, I didn’t pay too much attention to the OA – but you’re absolutely right, not only is yours more efficient, it has the joy of a word ending in Z and one beginning with Z!
Oooh, will check Alice Liang as well, but yes, I did think SCHMALTZ(Y) would be the anchor.
As for Hindi, really good – I’ve finished the course and so am caught on a repeat loop of reviews, but I find myself putting in answers we would say rather than write & getting marked wrong. Need to get word order correct; it seems much more relaxed in speech!
Have you gotten your midterm results yet?!
Glad to know, Irim – let me know if you encounter any doubts, I’m always here to help!
Our midterms have just started, and will continue uptil mid-October. Our physics exam is coming up on Monday, so I better start preparing!
Congrats to us three, for a triumphant triumvirate. And to all those who got a solution as well!
I love YAHRZEIT. E.g., my father’s second yahrzeit was on 18 September.
Also, Sukkot sameach to my Jewish peops here and around the world!
REPAYS / SCHMALTZ
REPS SCHMALTZY
Nice 13/2 there! Wish I’d caught that!
Thanks! Nice solution for you too.
SCHMALTZ ZEPHYR. Can’t figure why the OA did it backwards.
Ha, you and Kanishk both. Join us above!
>SECPARS-SCHMALTZY
>CSW
*SCHMALTZES-STAMPERY+
*OED, +WIK
MEZCALS-SPERMAPHYTE*
*OED
SCHMALTZY-YAPSTER>
>CSW
*SCHMALTZES-SPLAYER*
*OED
^CHAMPAC-CATALYZERS
^MW
CHAMPERS-SHMALTZY*
*OED
CATALYZERS-SPHALM*
*OED
SCRATCHPLATES-SCHMALZY*
*OED
PARATYPES-SCHMALTZ
STARSCAPES-SCHMALTZY
RATEPAYERS-SCHMALTZ
RETYPES-SCHMALZ*
*OED
*SCHMALTZES-SPERMARY^
*OED, ^MW
ESCAPERS-SHMALTZY*
*OED
RAPSTERS-SCHMALTZY
SERAPHS-SCHMALTZY
PATZERS-SCHMALTZY
+RAPACES-SHMALTZY*
+WIK, *OED
PARALYZES-SMATCH^
^MW
EPARCHS-SHMALTZY*
*OED
>PARALYZERS-SCHMALTZ
>CSW
>SCAMPERERS-SHMALTZY*
>CSW, *OED
>PHARMERS-SCHMALTZY
>CSW
PETERS-SCHMALZY>
>CSW
>HAMPSTERS-SCHMALTZY
>CSW
>HYPESTERS-SCHMALTZ
>CSW
Campers Schmaltzy instantly
Schmaltz Zephyr
PYRES SCHMALTZ
OA immediately
My first guess was MEZCALS with SPERMAPHYTE but the latter was not accepted despite being in the OED and MW.
Ended up with PYRES SCHMALTZ and SCHMALTZES SPERMARY
Yes, my first solution was SPERMAPHYTES–SCHMALZY
Ratepayers/Schmaltz
Would never have known schmalzy. Nice one
Reps – Schmaltzy
PARALYZES SCHMALTZ
For completists:
SCHMALTZ ZEPHYRY*
SCHMALZ ZEPHYRET**
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 1888
*”full of or having zephyrs”
**”a gentle zephyr”
Paralyzes schmaltz . I figured it was about time for a Yiddish word again with the t z l m c h appearing.
Pearls schmaltzy
Spears schmaltzy
Parapets/repeats/repeals schmaltzy
Replaces schmaltzy
Capers pacers campers tempers scampers papers clampers carapaces sperms chambers perms mercy players repeaters replays Parameters schmaltzy
Players schmaltz
OA Today
Found Zephyrs very quickly but it took forever to find Schmaltz. Lucky I’m retired.
Permeates phases parses reapers parsecs players tapers payers pares pares spares paters schmaltzy
Specters/respecters schmaltzy
Spacers placers replacers schmaltzy
Papers repapers shapers reshapers schmaltzy
Reshapes palmers schmaltzy
Pesters separates schmaltzy
Scalpers schmaltzy