Letter Boxed
About Letter Boxed
At first glance, Letter Boxed doesn’t look like much. Just twelve letters arranged around the four sides of a square. But the trick is in how you use them. Each word you create must be at least three letters long, and you’re not allowed to pull two consecutive letters from the same side. That small rule changes everything.
Words That Chain Together
Unlike other word games, Letter Boxed forces your words to connect. The last letter of one becomes the first of the next. For example: Split - Trophy - Yellow. It feels more like building a loop than writing a list. That chain continues until you’ve managed to cover every letter in the box at least once.
The Challenge and the Payoff
No proper nouns, no hyphenated words, and definitely no cussing - it’s all clean vocabulary. Sometimes it takes five or six words to finish, but puzzle fans chase the elegant two- or three-word solutions. That’s where the real bragging rights come in.
Why It Hooks Players
Letter Boxed rewards creativity and persistence. It’s a daily test of how flexibly you can think with limited tools. Quick to play but hard to master, it’s the kind of puzzle that sticks in your head long after you close it.
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