NYT Connections for February 24, 2026 (Puzzle #989)
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Today’s Connections grid plays fair — but it still tries to make you misprice the board early. One group is built from hard, physical realities, another leans on national-symbol shorthand, a third is a clean cluster of big literary names, and the final set is the classic Connections move: four words that only “complete” once you supply the same missing term.
Play the official game on the New York Times Connections page. Below: plain-text hints, one-word anchors, and a fully interactive practice grid.
Plain-text hints for February 24
🟨 Yellow: Think of things that can be described as calcium-based or naturally “formed” into tough structures.
🟩 Green: Cultural shorthand tied closely to Scotland — the kind of symbols you’d spot on souvenirs or at ceremonies.
🟦 Blue: Four heavyweight names you’d expect to see in theater or classic literature discussions.
🟪 Purple: A fill-in-the-blank build — each word pairs naturally with the same missing term.
One-word anchor from each group
- 🟨 Yellow: TEETH
- 🟩 Green: TARTAN
- 🟦 Blue: SHAW
- 🟪 Purple: BALANCE
Practice Mode
Answers
🟨 Yellow
BONES, CORAL, SHELLS, TEETH
🟩 Green
BAGPIPES, SCOTTIE, TARTAN, WHISTLE
🟦 Blue
CHEKHOV, COWARD, MILLER, SHAW
🟪 Purple
BALANCE, JIM, LASER, TRACTOR
