NYT Connections February 28 2026 Answers
Puzzle #993
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
START KNEEL TAILOR SALESMAN COMETH PILOT EARNEST ITCH DESIRE ROADIE RUSTLE SUNG NOVAK THIRST CRUISE DIRECTOR URGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CRAVING
Green — JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELING
Blue — NAME HOMOPHONES
Purple — ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER
CRAVINGDESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, URGE
JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELINGCRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, SALESMAN
NAME HOMOPHONESEARNEST, KNEEL, RUSTLE, TAILOR
ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTERCOMETH, NOVAK, START, SUNG
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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.