Connections #980 Answers – February 15, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #980 on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ATLASBUZZARDCALLIOPEDIALECTDICTIONARYECHOELECTRAENCYCLOPEDIAINFERIORITYOEDIPUSREMINDERRINGMASTERSUPERIORITYTHESAURUSTRACEVESTIGE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
ATLAS belongs to this group.
Green
ECHO belongs to this group.
Blue
ELECTRA belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BUZZARD belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
REFERENCE BOOKS
Green category
SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
Blue category
KINDS OF COMPLEXES
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE
Connections #980 answers
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REFERENCE BOOKSATLAS, DICTIONARY, ENCYCLOPEDIA, THESAURUS
SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIESECHO, REMINDER, TRACE, VESTIGE
KINDS OF COMPLEXESELECTRA, INFERIORITY, OEDIPUS, SUPERIORITY
STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONEBUZZARD, CALLIOPE, DIALECT, RINGMASTER
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What are the Connections answers for February 15, 2026?
REFERENCE BOOKS: ATLAS, DICTIONARY, ENCYCLOPEDIA, THESAURUS. SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES: ECHO, REMINDER, TRACE, VESTIGE. KINDS OF COMPLEXES: ELECTRA, INFERIORITY, OEDIPUS, SUPERIORITY. STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE: BUZZARD, CALLIOPE, DIALECT, RINGMASTER.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.