Connections #985 Answers – February 20, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #985 on Friday, February 20, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BOOTCHEESEDONKEYEASY ANSWERECLIPSEGREEN CHEESEIRONMAGIC WANDPANACEAPLAYING CARDSILVER BULLETSOCKETTHIMBLETIDETOP HATWEREWOLF
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
EASY ANSWER belongs to this group.
Green
ECLIPSE belongs to this group.
Blue
BOOT belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CHEESE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
QUICK FIX
Green category
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON
Blue category
ORIGINAL MONOPOLY TOKENS
Purple (hardest) category
WHAT "JACK" MIGHT REFER TO
Connections #985 answers
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QUICK FIXEASY ANSWER, MAGIC WAND, PANACEA, SILVER BULLET
ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOONECLIPSE, GREEN CHEESE, TIDE, WEREWOLF
ORIGINAL MONOPOLY TOKENSBOOT, IRON, THIMBLE, TOP HAT
WHAT "JACK" MIGHT REFER TOCHEESE, DONKEY, PLAYING CARD, SOCKET
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What are the Connections answers for February 20, 2026?
QUICK FIX: EASY ANSWER, MAGIC WAND, PANACEA, SILVER BULLET. ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOON: ECLIPSE, GREEN CHEESE, TIDE, WEREWOLF. ORIGINAL MONOPOLY TOKENS: BOOT, IRON, THIMBLE, TOP HAT. WHAT "JACK" MIGHT REFER TO: CHEESE, DONKEY, PLAYING CARD, SOCKET.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.