Connections #993 Answers – February 28, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #993 on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
COMETHCRUISE DIRECTORDESIREEARNESTITCHKNEELNOVAKPILOTROADIERUSTLESALESMANSTARTSUNGTAILORTHIRSTURGE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DESIRE belongs to this group.
Green
CRUISE DIRECTOR belongs to this group.
Blue
EARNEST belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
COMETH belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CRAVING
Green category
JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELING
Blue category
NAME HOMOPHONES
Purple (hardest) category
ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER
Connections #993 answers
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CRAVINGDESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, URGE
JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELINGCRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, SALESMAN
NAME HOMOPHONESEARNEST, KNEEL, RUSTLE, TAILOR
ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTERCOMETH, NOVAK, START, SUNG
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What are the Connections answers for February 28, 2026?
CRAVING: DESIRE, ITCH, THIRST, URGE. JOBS THAT INVOLVE TRAVELING: CRUISE DIRECTOR, PILOT, ROADIE, SALESMAN. NAME HOMOPHONES: EARNEST, KNEEL, RUSTLE, TAILOR. ASTRONOMICAL TERMS PLUS A LETTER: COMETH, NOVAK, START, SUNG.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.