NYT Connections February 24 2026 Answers
Puzzle #989
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
COWARD LASER SCOTTIE BONES JIM CORAL BALANCE CHEKHOV THISTLE SHAW SHELLS TRACTOR TARTAN TEETH MILLER BAGPIPES
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURES
Green — SYMBOLS OF SCOTLAND
Blue — FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
Purple — ___ BEAM
CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURESBONES, CORAL, SHELLS, TEETH
SYMBOLS OF SCOTLANDBAGPIPES, SCOTTIE, TARTAN, THISTLE
FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTSCHEKHOV, COWARD, MILLER, SHAW
___ BEAMBALANCE, JIM, LASER, TRACTOR
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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.