NYT Connections February 8 2026 Answers
Puzzle #973
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TIMER GAG DRILL BIT ROUTINE SYMBOL CENTS LENGTH NUMBER SILENCE GRIND MUZZLE HABIT FACED INHIBIT UPPERCASE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SUPPRESS
Green — SAME OLD STUFF
Blue — FEATURES OF A STRONG PASSWORD
Purple — WORDS AFTER "TWO"
SUPPRESSGAG, INHIBIT, MUZZLE, SILENCE
SAME OLD STUFFDRILL, GRIND, HABIT, ROUTINE
FEATURES OF A STRONG PASSWORDLENGTH, NUMBER, SYMBOL, UPPERCASE
WORDS AFTER "TWO"BIT, CENTS, FACED, TIMER
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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.