Independent puzzle helper
Letter Boxed solver
Find a short word chain using the letters on your four sides.
Your board stays out of public URLs. Results are computed from your input, not verified daily answers.
Your puzzle
Examples are original test boards, not today's official puzzles. Rows and columns in the input start at 1.
A little help
Enter your current puzzle or load the original example. You choose when to reveal a word, move or complete solution.
How this helper works
Each word switches sides between letters. Its final letter begins the next word. Use every board letter at least once. The shortest chain is relative to the selected dictionary.
Searches have fixed work and result limits. Correcting your input and submitting again starts a fresh calculation. No account, login cookie or paid model is needed.
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Build a chain around the letters still missing
Start by recording which side each letter belongs to. A familiar word can be unusable even when every letter is on the board: consecutive letters must come from different sides. Reusing a letter later is allowed if the intervening steps change sides. Then keep two pieces of progress separate: the letters already covered and the final letter that must begin your next word.
An original worked example
Use the example sides C D F / E I L / N R W / O T U. Before revealing a chain, try finding a word that uses several different letters and ends at a useful starting letter.
Show a valid chain and check every link
WONDERFUL → LUCID → DOLT covers all twelve letters. WONDERFUL moves through sides 3, 4, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 4, 2. It leaves C, I and T uncovered. Its final L begins LUCID, which adds C and I; LUCID ends in D, allowing DOLT to add the remaining T. Each successive pair inside all three words switches sides.
This is a valid three-word demonstration, not a claim that three is the best possible score. By contrast, LIFE fails immediately: L and I occupy the same side. A word's meaning or length cannot repair an illegal side transition.
Use the solver to answer a specific question
Load the original example above, then enter WONDERFUL as your played chain to search for a continuation. To reproduce only this worked demonstration, choose Words I enter and supply WONDERFUL, LUCID and DOLT. The solver's minimum applies to your selected dictionary and existing chain. A short independent list cannot establish the publisher's absolute optimum.
If no continuation is found, first check side order, spelling and the last-to-first link. Then try a larger dictionary or permit another additional word. A long word that covers many letters can still leave a difficult ending; compare what remains after the word, not just its length. Keep the next-word reveal separate from the full chain if you want to finish the rest yourself.
