Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Today’s puzzle from The New York Times offers a delightful mix of categories, with the purple one proving particularly engaging—and surprisingly approachable. Read on for clues and today’s solutions.
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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 most challenging purple group.
Yellow group hint: To build.
Green group hint: Not mobile.
Blue group hint: Baseball pro.
Purple group hint: Not king.
Answers for Today’s Connections Groups
Yellow group: Construct.
Green group: Fixed in place.
Blue group: MLB player, for short.
Purple group: ____ queen.
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 12, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is construct. The four answers are form, make, mold and produce.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is fixed in place. The four answers are fast, firm, frozen and tight.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is MLB player, for short. The four answers are A, Card, Jay and Yank.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ queen. The four answers are dairy, dancing, drag and May.
Toughest Connections Puzzles
Some of the most challenging Connections puzzles to date have included tricky categories. These might offer insight into future puzzle patterns.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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