Feeling stuck on the February 28, 2026 (#993) edition of NYT Connections? We’re here with the answers for today’s puzzle as well as some clues and hints to give you a little boost.
Connections by The New York Times is a popular daily word puzzle created by editor Wyna Liu. To solve it, players need to create groups of four from a given assortment of 16 different words. The words are connected by four hidden themes that players must identify. They will then get four guesses to categorize the words into their respective groups. Furthermore, the game sends a “one away…” pop-up to the players who get close to solving a particular group.
Check out the hints and answers for the February 28 Connections puzzle below.
Connections hints for February 28
All 16 words in today’s puzzle are: CRUISE DIRECTOR, DESIRE, ITCH, KNEEL, TAILOR, RUSTLE, NOVAK, URGE, ROADIE, THIRST, PILOT, SALESMAN, SUNG, EARNEST, START, and COMETH.
Here are some hints for each group:
- Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to a strong impulse.
- Green Group: This collection includes jobs that have one thing in common.
- Blue Group: This set includes words that sound exactly like popular first names.
- Purple Group: This group includes words related to astronomy, but with an extra letter at the end.
What are the Connections answers for today, February 28?
Without further ado, here are the answers for the February 28 NYT Connections puzzle:
Yellow Group: Craving – DESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, and URGE.
Green Group: Jobs That Involve Traveling – CRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, and SALESMAN.
Blue Group: Name Homophones – EARNEST, KNEEL, RUSTLE, and TAILOR.
Purple Group: Astronomical Terms Plus A Letter – COMETH, NOVAK, START, and SUNG.
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