<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”><em><strong>NYT Connections Answers: </strong></em>The New York Times daily word game, Connections, is back for Monday, February 16, and today&rsquo;s puzzle was all about sounds, stress, and a bit of humour. Players once again had to sort 16 words into four hidden groups. Some words looked very similar, while others tried hard to trick you into the wrong group.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Like Wordle, Connections resets every day and keeps players coming back for more with its clever mix of simple words and sneaky ideas. If today&rsquo;s puzzle slowed you down, here&rsquo;s a full and clear breakdown to help you understand how it all fits together.</span></p>
<h2><span style=”color: #ba372a;”><strong>What Is Connections And How Do You Play?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Connections is a daily word puzzle where players must group 16 words into four sets of four. Each group shares one common theme. The hard part is that many words look like they belong together, even when they don&rsquo;t. These tricky words are added on purpose to confuse players.</span></p>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>For example, some words may sound alike, some may share the same first letter, and others may belong to the same topic. But only one grouping is correct. You are allowed only four mistakes. Once you make the fourth wrong move, the game ends and the answers are shown.</span></p>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Each group also has a colour that shows difficulty:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Yellow </strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>is the easiest</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Green </strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>is easy</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Blue </strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>is medium</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Purple </strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>is the hardest</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>This system helps players understand which ideas are more direct and which ones need deeper thinking.</span></p>
<h2><span style=”color: #ba372a;”><strong>Hints &amp; Full Solution To NYT Connections (February 16)</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Here are the official hints for today&rsquo;s puzzle:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Yellow:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> It&rsquo;s funny.</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Green:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Focus on the sound.</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Blue:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> As heard on a farm.</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Purple:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> They&rsquo;re related to panic.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Extra hints:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Try grouping words that start with the same letter.</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>&ldquo;Cackle&rdquo; and &ldquo;Laugh&rdquo; are not in the same group.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>One word from each group to help you further:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Yellow:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Scream</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Green:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Dough</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Blue:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Cackle</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Purple:</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Flight</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Full Solution For Monday, February 16:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Yellow (Knee Slapper):</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Hoot, Laugh, Riot, Scream</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Green (Homophones): </strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Do, Doe, Doh, Dough</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Blue (Sounds A Chicken Makes):</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Buck, Cackle, Cluck, Squawk</span></li>
<li style=”font-weight: 400;” aria-level=”1″><strong>Purple (Stress Responses):</strong><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> Fawn, Fight, Flight, Freeze</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Today&rsquo;s puzzle was clever but fair. The homophones group stood out once &ldquo;Do&rdquo; and &ldquo;Dough&rdquo; were spotted. The farm sounds group made sense after seeing &ldquo;Cluck&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cackle,&rdquo; even though &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; confused some players at first.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>The stress response group was a classic set, but still easy to miss if you weren&rsquo;t thinking about panic reactions. Overall, this was a balanced puzzle that rewarded careful reading and calm thinking.</span></p>

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