NYT Connections February 11 2026 Answers
Puzzle #976
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
NET RINK MOON CAKE RETURN PUCK BLOCK GAIN PINE BRICK COASTER BAG DERBY SWOON YIELD YEARN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ACT LOVESTRUCK
Green — EARNINGS
Blue — COMPACT MASS
Purple — ROLLER ___
ACT LOVESTRUCKMOON, PINE, SWOON, YEARN
EARNINGSGAIN, NET, RETURN, YIELD
COMPACT MASSBLOCK, BRICK, CAKE, PUCK
ROLLER ___BAG, COASTER, DERBY, RINK
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.