NYT Connections Answer

Looking for the NYT Connections hint or the full answer for 2026-02-11? You’ve come to the right place.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, today’s puzzle from editor Wyna Liu feels like it has a touch of romance—and a bit of finance to balance it out! It’s a clever mix of verbs and nouns that might trip you up if you aren't careful with your groupings.

Here is the solution and breakdown for today's Connections puzzle.

Helpful Hints for Today's Puzzle

Before we dive into the full solutions, here are a few clues to get your brain moving:

• Yellow Category: Think about what you see on a financial statement or a harvest report.
• Green Category: These are all solid, dense items often found in specific shapes.
• Blue Category: How might you describe someone who is totally head-over-heels?
• Purple Category: Every one of these words follows the same specific "rolling" prefix.

Connections Groupings and Answers

If you’re ready for the big reveal, here are the four categories for today, organized by their difficulty levels.

Yellow: EARNINGS

These words all refer to profit, income, or the amount produced by an investment or effort.

• GAIN
• NET
• RETURN
• YIELD

Green: COMPACT MASS

These nouns represent a solid, dense chunk of a specific substance, usually formed into a specific shape.

• BLOCK (like wood or stone)
• BRICK (like clay or gold)
• CAKE (like a bar of soap or a "cake" of mud)
• PUCK (like a hockey puck or a compressed disk of coffee)

Blue: ACT LOVESTRUCK

This category is full of verbs that describe being deeply, perhaps overly, enamored with someone.

• MOON (as in "mooning over" someone)
• PINE (to long for someone intensely)
• SWOON (to be overwhelmed by joy or affection)
• YEARN (to have an intense feeling of loss or lack for someone)

Purple: ROLLER ___

The trickiest category today is a classic "fill-in-the-blank." Each of these words makes a common phrase when preceded by the word "Roller."

• BAG (Roller bag)
• COASTER (Roller coaster)
• DERBY (Roller derby)
• RINK (Roller rink)

Why Today’s Puzzle Was Tricky

The answer for 2026-02-11 had a few "red herrings" to watch out for. For example, "CAKE" and "PUCK" might have made you think of food or sports, but they actually fit better into the "solid mass" category. Similarly, "NET" and "PUCK" might have tempted you to look for a hockey theme, but the connections went in a different direction.

"MOON" is always a tough one because it can be a noun (the satellite) or a verb (to mope around). Recognizing it as a verb related to "PINE" was the key to unlocking the Blue category.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you play NYT Connections?

The goal is to find groups of four items that share something in common. Select four items and tap "Submit." You have four mistakes allowed before the game ends.

When does the NYT Connections puzzle reset?

The puzzle resets every day at midnight in your local time zone. If you’re playing on the app or website, you’ll see a new board ready to solve every morning.

What do the colors mean in Connections?

The colors represent difficulty:

• Yellow: Most straightforward.
• Green: Medium difficulty.
• Blue: Harder (often involves more abstract concepts).
• Purple: The trickiest (often involves wordplay, puns, or "fill-in-the-blank" clues).

Check back tomorrow for more hints and the latest solutions!