Today Letter Boxed NYT Answers And Hints – January 28, 2026

Today’s Letter Boxed Hints for Possible 3 Words Solutions – January 28, 2026

P**O:

• Starts with: P
• Ends with: O
• Letters: 4
• Meaning: a wine or drink in Eastern Europe
• Origin: Slavic languages
• Fun fact: Often used as a drink name

O****S:

• Starts with: O
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 6
• Meaning: smells
• Origin: English
• Fun fact: Common in daily talk

S***A:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: A
• Letters: 5
• Meaning: a weak vowel sound
• Origin: Linguistics term
• Fun fact: Sounds like “uh”

Answers: PIVO | ODOURS | SCHWA

O****S:

• Starts with: O
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 6
• Meaning: smells
• Origin: English
• Fun fact: Used for many scents

S****S:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 6
• Meaning: plural of schwa sound
• Origin: Linguistics
• Fun fact: Used in phonetics

S**V:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: V
• Letters: 4
• Meaning: a flashy man
• Origin: British slang
• Fun fact: Old street slang

Answers: ODOURS | SCHWAS | SPIV

P**O:

• Starts with: P
• Ends with: O
• Letters: 4
• Meaning: an alcoholic drink
• Origin: Slavic
• Fun fact: Popular in villages

O*****S:

• Starts with: O
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 7
• Meaning: having a strong smell
• Origin: English
• Fun fact: Often used in food talk

S***A:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: A
• Letters: 5
• Meaning: weak vowel sound
• Origin: Linguistics
• Fun fact: Most common vowel sound

Answers: PIVO | ODOROUS | SCHWA

V***S:

• Starts with: V
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 5
• Meaning: a tiny infectious agent
• Origin: Latin
• Fun fact: Seen in science topics

S***S:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 5
• Meaning: plural of spud (slang)
• Origin: English slang
• Fun fact: Informal word

S***A:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: A
• Letters: 5
• Meaning: weak vowel sound
• Origin: Linguistics
• Fun fact: Found in many words

Answers: VIRUS | SPODS | SCHWA

D****S:

• Starts with: D
• Ends with: S
• Letters: 6
• Meaning: small country houses
• Origin: Russian
• Fun fact: Common in rural areas

S**V:

• Starts with: S
• Ends with: V
• Letters: 4
• Meaning: flashy dresser
• Origin: British slang
• Fun fact: Popular old slang

V***W:

• Starts with: V
• Ends with: W
• Letters: 5
• Meaning: woman in Dutch
• Origin: Dutch
• Fun fact: Appears in crosswords

Answers: DACHAS | SPIV | VROUW