Yesterday's Letter Boxed Answers: October 13, 2026
Missed yesterday's puzzle? NYT Letter Boxed answers for October 13, 2026: the sides GSE, IZO, ULN, QAB, hints for the two-word solution, then the NYT's answer and other two-word solutions behind a reveal.
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Sides: GSE · IZO · ULN · QAB. Par is 6 words; the NYT's own answer takes two. Our word list has 869 words that fit this box.
Hints
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Hint 1Reveal
The NYT's answer is two words: 8 letters, then 6.
Hint 2Reveal
The first word starts with Q and ends with G, so the second word starts with G.
Hint 3Reveal
First word: Q U _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint 4Reveal
What the first word means: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.
Hint 5Reveal
Second word: G A _ _ _ _
Reveal the Letter Boxed answer
QUISLING → GAZEBO
- QUISLING: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
- GAZEBO: a small roofed building affording shade and rest
The NYT's answer for October 13, 2026, edited for The New York Times by Sam Ezersky.
Other two-word solutions
- SQUEALING → GAZEBO
- EQUALISING → GAZEBO
- EQUALING → GAZEBOS
- QUISLING → GAZEBOS
- BONZE → EQUALISING
- SQUEALING → GAZEBOS
- GAZEBOS → SQUEALING
- EQUALISING → GAZEBOS
- BONANZAS → SQUEALING
- QUAILING → GAZEBOS
From our own word list, most common words first. The NYT uses its own dictionary, so it may reject a few of these.
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