Exclusive | Inside the Hobbit group chat Dominic Monaghan shares with his Lord of the Rings co-stars

One chat to rule them all.Dominic Monaghan has offered a rare peek inside the private group chat he shares with his “Lord of the Rings” co-stars, and what the four Hobbits are actually texting about more than two decades after saving Middle-earth.Monaghan, who played the ever-loyal Merry Brandybuck in Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning trilogy, revealed that the actors still keep multiple threads going, including one exclusively for the Shire’s finest.The other three members of the tight-knit Hobbit fellowship include Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) and Billy Boyd (Pippin Took), all of whom have remained famously close since filming wrapped on the early-2000s fantasy epic.“We have different text chains.That one is just called Shire Folk, and that’s just full of Hobbits,” Monaghan, who stars in the newly-released Western flick “Long Shadows,” told The Post.

“Who’s the most talkative? It depends on what we’re talking about.”“If we’re talking about SAG-related politics and issues? Sean Astin,” he continued.“If we’re talking about food and travel and cinema? Probably me or Elijah.

If we’re talking about dogs and funny dog photos? Then probably Billy.” (The “Rudy” actor” was just elected the next SAG-AFTRA president.)But the conversations also shift depending on who starts the chatter, and what obsession is currently sweeping the Shire.“So it just depends on what we’re talking about,” Monaghan, 48, shared.“Generally, we’ll all do the mini New York Times crossword and Wordle every day.

So we try and get all four Hobbits to do a sub-minute crossword.Elijah and I are usually sub-minute.

Sean Astin tends to struggle, but every so often does.But it’s usually Elijah and me.”Their constant travel for fan conventions, which have surged in demand as Jackson’s trilogy cements its legacy as one of the most beloved film series ever made, has also become part of the routine – along with a pact th...