NYT Connections February 14 2026 Answers
Puzzle #979
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SPIKE SPEAR LUMP JUMP JUNIOR HIKE GUMP BUMP SULLY BREATH WOODY MOUND PEPPER PHILLIPS HUMP RISE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — UPTICK
Green — PROTUBERANCE
Blue — TOM HANKS ROLES
Purple — WORDS BEFORE "MINT"
UPTICKHIKE, JUMP, RISE, SPIKE
PROTUBERANCEBUMP, HUMP, LUMP, MOUND
TOM HANKS ROLESGUMP, PHILLIPS, SULLY, WOODY
WORDS BEFORE "MINT"BREATH, JUNIOR, PEPPER, SPEAR
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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.