Here are the Letter Boxed September 28, 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:
LISHTRAUMCBN
The answers are:
CHARLATANNIMBUS
NYT LETTER BOXED
September 28, 2026
SPOILER ALERT — SOLUTIONS BELOW
Sides: LIS | HTR | AUM | CBN
Verified 2-word solutions: 18
Sort: alphabetically by Word1, then Word2
01. ALBURNS—SMITCH
02. ALMIRAHS—SUBANTARCTIC
03. ARMCHAIRS—SUBSTANTIAL
04. CHARLATAN—NIMBUS
05. CHARLATANS—SUBMIT
06. CHARLATANS—SUBMITS
07. CHARMS—SUBSTANTIAL
08. CHIRMS—SUBSTANTIAL
09. CULMINANT—TARBRUSH
10. LUBRICANTS—SASHIMI
11. LUBRICANTS—SHIM
12. LUBRICANTS—SHIMS
13. LUBRICANTS—SHIURIM
14. LUBRICANTS—SMIRCH
15. LUBRICANTS—SMITCH
16. MINICARS—SALTBUSH
17. MITSUBA—ANARCHICAL
18. SUBLUNARIANS—SMITCH
CHARMS SUBSTANTIAL
LUBRICANTS- SHIM
LUBRICANTS-SHIM immediately, so no story to tell.
RF and Kanishk, besties, hope to see you soonest!
Good luck, all, and happy Monday!
CHARMS – SUBSTANTIAL here, after a brief attempt with SCHLUB.
Amazing job, Irim – love your answer! RF, can’t wait to see your solution.
CHARLATANS – SUBMIT for me.
Yay!!! The triumvirate is all successful today! Congrats! Besties, Miss Irim and Kanishk-boy! 🥳🎉🎊
I love that we’re all different!! Congratulations, all, on a triumphant triumvirate! And well done, Samuel!
Same.
CHARMS SUBSTANTIAL, that is.
OA here, and a late entry OA from yesterday which should have been much easier given that I’m at a conference in DC and it was UN week in New York last week, so Diplomatic should have been much more on the brain.
ARMCHAIRS-SUBINITIAL+
+WIK
CHIMBS-SATURNAL*
*OED
+HATBRIM-MINUSCULAR
+WIK
*SMICH-LUBRICANTS
*OED
>MINICABS-SALTBRUSH+
>CSW, +WIK
^ARBUSTA-ANTICRIMINAL+
^MW, +WIK
CATMINTS-SALTBRUSH+
+WIK
*ALBURNS-SMITCH
*OED
+BRAHMINS-SCUTAL
+WIK
CULMINANT-TARBUSH>
>CSW
MINUTIA-ARCHIBLAST*
*OED
*HALMS-SUBANTARCTIC*
*OED
TSUBA-ARCHCRIMINAL+
+WIK
^ANTIBLASTIC-CHURM*
^MW, *OED
MINA-ARCHIBLASTULA+
+WIK
+BRAHMINICAL-LUST
+WIK
^MINTBUSH-HUSCARL*
^MW, *OED
CULMINANT-TABASHIR*
*OED
Culminant- tarbrush
>MINICARS-SALTBUSH
>CSW
+ARCHCRIMINAL-LUBRICANTS
+WIK
Charlatans/ Submit
Sadly, not accepted:
BRAHMINIC – CULTS
BRAHMINICAL – LUST
LUBRICANTS-SMIRCH
ARMCHAIRS SUBSTANTIAL
Charms – substantial here 🤷🏼♀️
CHARMS SUBSTANTIAL
SHALMS* SUBANTARCTIC
*MW Collins etc. a musical instrument
Also “chasmical” a term that was invented by pioneering philosopher of language Lady Victoria Welby in her book Grains of Sense, 1877.
Charms – Substantial
Backbreaking-glitch
HALF SOLUTIONS
September 28, 2026
UNCHECKED MANUALLY
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Verified half solutions: 86
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Each pair contains exactly one NYT-accepted word and one non-NYT word verified as a lowercase entry in Wiktionary.
01. AHIMSA—ACALABRUTINIBʷ
02. ALBURNS—SCHMITʷ
03. ALMIRAHS—SUBATLANTICʷ
04. ALMIRAHS—SUBTUNICʷ
05. ALMIRAHS—SUBTUNICALʷ
06. ANTIARMSʷ—SCHLUB
07. ANTIARMSʷ—SCHLUBS
08. ARCHCRIMINALʷ—LUBRICANTS
09. ARMCHAIRS—SUBATLANTICʷ
10. ARMCHAIRS—SUBINITIALʷ
11. ARMCHAIRS—SUBTUNICALʷ
12. BARCHANS—SULTIMʷ
13. BATCHIMʷ—MINUSCULAR
14. BATCHIMSʷ—SUBLUNAR
15. BATCHIMSʷ—SUBLUNARIAN
16. BLASTULA—ANTICHARMʷ
17. BLASTULA—ARCHCRIMINALʷ
18. BRAHMINICALʷ—LACTARIUS
19. BRAHMINICALʷ—LUBRICANTS
20. BRAHMINICALʷ—LUNATICS
21. BRAHMINICALʷ—LUST
22. BRAHMINICALʷ—LUSTS
23. BRANTS—SHLUCHIMʷ
24. BRANULASʷ—SMITCH
25. CHARMS—SUBATLANTICʷ
26. CHARMS—SUBINITIALʷ
27. CHARMS—SUBTUNICALʷ
28. CHIMBS—SATURNALʷ
29. CHIMLASʷ—SUBANTARCTIC
30. CHIRIMIASʷ—SUBSTANTIAL
31. CHIRMS—SUBATLANTICʷ
32. CHIRMS—SUBINITIALʷ
33. CHIRMS—SUBTUNICALʷ
34. CHURMSʷ—SUBSTANTIAL
35. CULMINA—ARCHIBLASTULAʷ
36. CULMINANT—TABASCHIRʷ
37. CULMINANT—TABASHIRʷ
38. CULMINANT—TARBUSHʷ
39. HALMSʷ—SUBANTARCTIC
40. HARMS—SUBATLANTICʷ
41. HARMS—SUBTUNICALʷ
42. HATBRIMʷ—MINUSCULAR
43. LABRUSCA—ANTICHARMʷ
44. LUBRICANTS—SCHARMʷ
45. LUBRICANTS—SCHMITʷ
46. LUBRICANTS—SHALMʷ
47. LUBRICANTS—SHALMSʷ
48. LUBRICANTS—SHARMʷ
49. LUBRICANTS—SHICHIMIʷ
50. LUBRICANTS—SHLUCHIMʷ
51. LUBRICANTS—SHMIRʷ
52. LUBRICANTS—SHMIRSʷ
53. LUBRICANTS—SHMITAʷ
54. LUBRICANTS—SHMITASʷ
55. LUBRICANTS—SUSHIMIʷ
56. MINA—ARCHIBLASTULAʷ
57. MINARCHICALʷ—LUBRICANTS
58. MINIBARS—SCHULTʷ
59. MINICHAINS—SUBTABULARʷ
60. MINICHAINS—SUBTALARʷ
61. MINICHAINS—SUBTITULARʷ
62. MINUTIA—ARCHIBLASTULAʷ
63. MITSUBA—ANARCHALʷ
64. MITSUBA—ANARCHIALʷ
65. MITSUBA—ANTIBRACHIALʷ
66. MITSUBA—ARCHCRIMINALʷ
67. NUTBARS—SHLUCHIMʷ
68. SCHMITʷ—TURBINAL
69. SHALMSʷ—SUBANTARCTIC
70. SHUBA—ANTICRIMINALʷ
71. SHUNT—TIMBRICALʷ
72. STUB—BRAHMINICALʷ
73. SUBANTARCTIC—CHIMLAʷ
74. SUBANTARCTIC—CHIMLASʷ
75. SUBATLANTICʷ—CHARM
76. SUBATLANTICʷ—CHARMS
77. SUBATLANTICʷ—CHIRM
78. SUBATLANTICʷ—CHIRMS
79. SUBTIABA—ARCHCRIMINALʷ
80. SUBUCULA—ANTICHARMʷ
81. SUNHAT—TIMBRICALʷ
82. TSUBA—ARCHCRIMINALʷ
83. TUBULARIANSʷ—SMIRCH
84. TUBULARIANSʷ—SMITCH
85. TURBANS—SHLUCHIMʷ
86. UNLATCH—HATBRIMSʷ
Charms substantial after many tries
Almost-basaltic schlubs starburst scimitars airbrush hairbrush brainiacs inimical anarchical scarabs lunatics suburbans barbarians acacia sashimi rubrics minutial chasmic critical criminal abacus nimbus haircuts tabula tabular tubulars abstains. Wish I’d seen charlatans to go with submit
Or lubricants for smirch
OA in no time at all which is a nice break.