Letter Boxed
Learn more about the New York Times game Letter Boxed including access, how to play, and when new puzzles are released.
About Letter Boxed
Letter Boxed is a game that challenges players to spell words by connecting letters around a square. Letter Boxed words are curated by editors therefore the game may not include all words present in a dictionary.
The objective of LetterBoxed is to use all of the letters in as few words as possible to solve.
- Connect letters to spell words.
- Words must be at least 3 letters long.
- Letters can be reused, but consecutive letters cannot be from the same side.
- The last letter of a word becomes the first letter of the next word (e.g. HERE > EVERY > YEAR).
- Select Enter after creating a word.
- Words cannot be proper nouns or hyphenated.
- Letter Boxed words are curated by editors therefore the game may not include all words present in a dictionary
Letter Boxed is available to New York Times Games, All Access, and Home Delivery subscribers.
Where to Play
You can play Letterboxed in the Games app, at nytimes.com/puzzles/letter-boxed, or in the Play tab of the New York Times News app.
When to Play
Letter Boxed puzzles are released at 3 a.m EST every day of the week.
Letter Boxed Settings
Dark Theme - Dark Mode allows you to change the display of The New York Times app to a light-on-dark color scheme. You can read more about Dark Mode and other settings in the Help Center section, The New York Times News App.