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Connections #978 Answers – February 13, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #978 on Friday, February 13, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BANNERCAMELCOLORSFLAGKENTLESSONPARLIAMENTPURERESEEDSALEMSHEERSTANDARDSTARKSYNCUTTERWAYNE

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
PURE belongs to this group.
Green
BANNER belongs to this group.
Blue
CAMEL belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
LESSON belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
DOWNRIGHT
Green category
PENNANT
Blue category
CIGARETTE BRANDS
Purple (hardest) category
HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO GET SMALLER

Connections #978 answers

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DOWNRIGHTPURE, SHEER, STARK, UTTER
PENNANTBANNER, COLORS, FLAG, STANDARD
CIGARETTE BRANDSCAMEL, KENT, PARLIAMENT, SALEM
HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO GET SMALLERLESSON, RESEED, SYNC, WAYNE
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What are the Connections answers for February 13, 2026?

DOWNRIGHT: PURE, SHEER, STARK, UTTER. PENNANT: BANNER, COLORS, FLAG, STANDARD. CIGARETTE BRANDS: CAMEL, KENT, PARLIAMENT, SALEM. HOMOPHONES OF WAYS TO GET SMALLER: LESSON, RESEED, SYNC, WAYNE.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.