NYT Connections February 15 2026 Answers
Puzzle #980
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CALLIOPE SUPERIORITY RINGMASTER ATLAS OEDIPUS BUZZARD ECHO ELECTRA TRACE DIALECT INFERIORITY DICTIONARY THESAURUS REMINDER ENCYCLOPEDIA VESTIGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — REFERENCE BOOKS
Green — SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
Blue — KINDS OF COMPLEXES
Purple — STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE
REFERENCE BOOKSATLAS, DICTIONARY, ENCYCLOPEDIA, THESAURUS
SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIESECHO, REMINDER, TRACE, VESTIGE
KINDS OF COMPLEXESELECTRA, INFERIORITY, OEDIPUS, SUPERIORITY
STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONEBUZZARD, CALLIOPE, DIALECT, RINGMASTER
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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.