NYT Letter Boxed Hints and Answer for Friday, Nov. 6, 2026: Stubborn V and K, 29 Two-Word Fits

Letter Boxed from The New York Times (NYT) for Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 has the sides D/K/R, I/N/M, V/F/L and E/O/A and a par of 4 words, according to the puzzle data on the Letter Boxed page. The V and the K cause the trouble this time. Today’s par is 4; the rules are on our Letter Boxed page. Five hints come first, the Times’ own solution is the last thing on the page.

The four sides

Side	Letters
1	D, K, R
2	I, N, M
3	V, F, L
4	E, O, A

The puzzle data lists 1851 dictionary words that fit this box without breaking the side rule.

Hard letters and rare pairs on these sides

These counts come from the day’s own dictionary and describe only this box.

The V is the weakest link. It sits inside 441 words but ends only 10 of them, and the K sits in 274. Ten ordered pairs from different sides never occur in any word: F before K, F before M, F before N, K before M, K before V, M before V, V before D, V before K, V before M and V before N. In plain terms, the V never comes right before D, K, M or N, and never right after K or M.

Some pairs exist but barely. K followed by F, M followed by F, F followed by D and L followed by R each show up in exactly one word. M followed by K appears in 2 words, and K followed by N in 4.

The most common last letter is D, with 429 of the 1851 words.

What we counted	Today
Two-word solutions that chain and cover all 12 letters	29
One-word solutions	0
Longest valid word	12 letters (1 word)

The Times’ own pair is one of the 29.

Five hints, light to strong

1. The Times’ own solution is two words, two fewer than par.
2. The words run 8 letters, then 7.
3. The first word begins on the V/F/L side and finishes on the D/K/R side; the second word begins on that last side.
4. The F is in the first word; the V and the K are both in the second.
5. The first word starts F, A and ends in D. The second word starts with D and ends in E.

Warm-up words

These fit the box and the side rule, and none belongs to the Times’ own solution. Use them to test a route.

Word	Letters
Vandal	6
Modern	6
Remake	6
Almond	6

Keep a streak on the November 2026 calendar or the weekly printable. Yesterday’s box: Thursday, Nov. 5 Letter Boxed. More Friday puzzles: Wordle, Connections and Strands.

Today’s Letter Boxed answer (spoilers)

Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.

The Times’ own solution for Nov. 6, 2026 is Farmland, then Dovekie.

Follow the side numbers below to trace the route on the box.

Word	Side of each letter, in order
Farmland	F3, A4, R1, M2, L3, A4, N2, D1
Dovekie	D1, O4, V3, E4, K1, I2, E4

28 other pairs of words from the puzzle's own word list also solve the box in two. The 10 shortest:

• Kendo, then Ovaliform
• Franked, then Devildom
• Maiko, then Overfondle
• Naviform, then Malkied
• Oliviform, then Manked
• Ovaliform, then Manked
• Farmland, then Dovelike
• Maiko, then Overfondled
• Ramkie, then Elevenfold
• Makefile, then Environed

The D that ends the first word starts the second, and together they cover all twelve letters. Both words were matched to the puzzle’s official data before posting. The Times shows this pair after you solve the puzzle, and the dictionary allows 28 other pairs.

Yesterday's Letter Boxed answer

The Times' own solution to Letter Boxed on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 was Jaws, then Switchblade, with sides T/E/J, W/C/L, I/H/A, S/B/D. Yesterday's hints and full solution.