6 Tips To win at Letter Boxed: How To Become A Pro Puzzler

Letter Boxed is a strategy word puzzle game that has attracted millions of puzzle enthusiasts worldwide. It is among those games that are published under the New York Times puzzle section. According to the puzzlers, Letter Boxed requires a high level of vocabulary knowledge and analytical skills. So, beginners prefer other games like Spelling Bee, Mini Crosswords, and Connections over Letter Boxed. I believe they follow wrong strategies. They lack creativity to make plans that will help them solve the puzzle effectively within the time limit.

In the following blog, I will cover all the basic and advanced strategies that will make you a pro in the game. All you need is to learn those strategies, practice them and apply whenever needed.

Top 6 strategies to win Letter Boxed

Understanding game rules

Every game has a unique set of rules. So, it is essential to learn the rules before jumping into the game. The rules of Letter Boxed are slightly different from traditional word games. In this game, You need to make meaningful words by connecting letters. The game gives you the luxury to reuse those letters that you used previously. 

Proper word planning

You need to have proper planning before playing the game. When you start the game, take your time to analyze the letters. Do not create longer words as you will use up more letters. So, I would recommend you create short words so that you can make a second word easily.

Focus on the familiar words

If you play the game on a regular basis, your vocabulary skill will increase. As a result, your approach to the game will level up. After playing the game for a few days, you can understand that if you remember some common words, you can easily win the game. I will recommend you start the game with common words with easy endings. It will help you create the second word quickly. Unlike other word puzzles, you can delete a word and start from the beginning.

Think out of the box

It is tricky to play word puzzle games. They always come with new challenges. A situation may appear where you need to construct words with “Z”. So, my advice for beginners is try to write down all the previous words. You can also visit our website to check Letter Boxed solutions and hints to stay ahead of your opponents.

Emphasize on prefixes and suffixes

Understanding prefixes and suffixes plays a crucial role in solving Letter Boxed. These are syllables that you can add to the beginning or end of the words to change their parts of speech. Majority of English words have prefixes and suffixes. There are some common prefixes and suffixes such as “-ed”, “-ing” ,”re-”, etc. You can add these to most of the words. When you practice daily puzzles, form words using these prefixes and suffixes as much as you can.

Practice 2-solution and 3-solution strategies

The 2-solution strategy is the most effective strategy that one can use to solve the puzzle. In this strategy, you need to find the right pair of words. For example, if you form the first word “Elf”, the second word must be “Filmography”. This strategy is suitable for beginners.

Those puzzlers who love experimenting often use this strategy. In this strategy, you create two words at first, then further form a third word to complete the puzzle. Here, you focus on creating shorter words so that less letters are eliminated after creating the first two words.

Advanced strategies for experienced puzzlers

• There are some letters like “x”, “y” ad “z” which are difficult to make words with. Once you learn the tricks to use these letters in a word, it will fetch you higher points.
• Discuss various tricks with your fellow puzzlers in our forum. You can also watch tutorials available on Youtube.
• Practice daily. There is no alternative option to practice. When you are stuck, check our hints.

Bottom Line

Hopefully, you have found my article useful. I use these strategies daily to solve any kind of word game. If you employ these strategies into your gameplay, you can enhance both pattern recognition and word formation techniques. After getting some experiences, you can create your own strategies and maximize your daily scores. So, enjoy the game and share this article with your fellow puzzlers.