Spoiler warning: The hints and full answers for NYT Connections puzzle #984, dated Thursday, February 19, 2026, appear below. If you want to solve it yourself, start with the short clues and stop before the answer section.
Hints for Connections #984
Try these clues before reading the category names or word sets:
- Bunny holiday
- Playing with fire
- Iconic ’70s dance flick
- Sounds like cooking
Answers for February 19
The groups are Easter supplies, fireplace accessories, elements of “Saturday Night Fever,” and words that sound like cooking methods. The solutions below are confirmed by PC Guide, Parade, and TechRadar.
Easter supplies
BASKET, DYE, EGGS, PEEPS
Fireplace accessories
BELLOWS, POKER, SHOVEL, TONGS
Elements of “Saturday Night Fever”
DISCO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, PLATFORM SHOES, POLYESTER SUIT
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Homophones of ways to cook something
BOYLE, BRAYS, SEER, STU. Say them aloud: they sound like boil, braise, sear, and stew.
Why the groups fit
PEEPS points to the candy, linking it with BASKET, DYE, and EGGS as Easter supplies. BELLOWS, POKER, SHOVEL, and TONGS are implements used around a fireplace. The film group draws on the disco-era setting and recognizable style of “Saturday Night Fever”; the entries are associated with the movie, not all titles or names of the film itself.
The final group is based on sound rather than spelling. BOYLE resembles “boil,” BRAYS resembles “braise,” SEER resembles “sear,” and STU resembles “stew.”
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. The groups are color-coded by difficulty, and words that appear to share a theme can be misleading red herrings. PC Guide reports that players have four mistakes available and gives this puzzle a 1.5 out of 5 difficulty rating, attributed to NYT.
The daily puzzle appears at midnight in each time zone, according to TechRadar. That means “today’s” puzzle may differ depending on when and where you check; this answer guide is specifically for game #984, dated February 19, 2026.
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