NYT Connections February 26 2026 Answers
Puzzle #991
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SHAMROCK DRUMROLL PUNCHLINE MILESTONE PRETTY WATERSHED GRASSHOPPER LANDMARK CHECK TIMING ATTENTION STATUE OF LIBERTY SETUP WASABI CALLBACK CROSSROADS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PIVOTAL POINT
Green — GREEN THINGS
Blue — ELEMENTS OF JOKE-TELLING
Purple — "___ PLEASE"
PIVOTAL POINTCROSSROADS, LANDMARK, MILESTONE, WATERSHED
GREEN THINGSGRASSHOPPER, SHAMROCK, STATUE OF LIBERTY, WASABI
ELEMENTS OF JOKE-TELLINGCALLBACK, PUNCHLINE, SETUP, TIMING
"___ PLEASE"ATTENTION, CHECK, DRUMROLL, PRETTY
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.