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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Good joke!
Green group hint: They all sound like Homer Simpson.
Blue group hint: Bwack-bwack!
Purple group hint: Oh no! What now?
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Knee slapper.
Green group: Homophones.
Blue group: Sounds a chicken makes.
Purple group: Stress responses.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 16, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is knee slapper. The four answers are hoot, laugh, riot and scream.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is homophones. The four answers are do, doe, doh and dough.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is sounds a chicken makes. The four answers are buck, cackle, cluck and squawk.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is stress responses. The four answers are fawn, fight, flight and freeze.