Today’s Letter Boxed puzzle from The New York Times is now solved.
If you’re stuck, here is the complete solution for December 5, 2025, including the final word, full word chain, helpful hints, and alternative valid solutions.
Letter Boxed Hints for December 5, 2025
- Puzzle Letters (4 Sides): S Y U — T I Q — L A E — M G O
- Starts with: G
- Ends with: T
- Difficulty Level: Medium–Hard
Today’s Full Letter Boxed Answer (Final Word)
Final Word:
👉 MILQUETOAST
Two-Word Chain Used:
- GYM
- MILQUETOAST
This is the shortest valid chain for today’s puzzle.
How We Solved Today’s Puzzle
The puzzle contains tricky letters like Q, M, and G, which makes forming cleaner chains slightly difficult.
The word GYM helps jump from the G-side into the vowels on the opposite edges. From there, the long word MILQUETOAST becomes the perfect finishing word because it uses all remaining letters in a clean sequence.
Alternative Valid Solutions
If you didn’t find the two-word chain, these longer alternatives also work:
- MILQUETOASTS → STAGILY
- QUAYAGES → SOLMISATE → METASEQUOIAS
- MILQUETOASTS → SMUGLY
- SOLMISATES → STAGEY
All of these options use all letters correctly, but the two-word solution is the cleanest today.
What Is NYT Letter Boxed?
Letter Boxed is a daily word puzzle by The New York Times where players form connected words using letters placed on the sides of a box. Each word must start with the last letter of the previous one, and all 12 letters must be used at least once. The goal is to solve the puzzle in as few words as possible—ideally two.