NYT Connections February 25 2026 Answers
Puzzle #990
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
NAPKIN COOK BABY PRINCIPAL DEAN NURSE KEY MOTHER BASIC ALKALINE HARDEN FOSTER DIATRIBE PRIMARY BROWN DECLAN
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CARE FOR
Green — ELEMENTARY
Blue — JAMESES
Purple — ENDING IN FAMILY WORDS
CARE FORBABY, FOSTER, MOTHER, NURSE
ELEMENTARYBASIC, KEY, PRIMARY, PRINCIPAL
JAMESESBROWN, COOK, DEAN, HARDEN
ENDING IN FAMILY WORDSALKALINE, DECLAN, DIATRIBE, NAPKIN
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