Connections Hints
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 10, 2026
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
Show the themesCategory names only, no words revealed
One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
COMMENTARY
CONVENTION
DEEJAY
EMCEE
EXPOSITION
FAIR
HUBBUB
INTERVIEW
KAYO
OKAY
OUTTAKES
RIMSHOT
SHOW
SPOKESPERSON
TIRESOME
TRAILER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EXHIBITIONStraightforward
WORDS SPELLING OUT INITIALISMSModerate
DVD BONUS FEATURESTricky
STARTING WITH PARTS OF A WHEELDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EXHIBITIONStraightforward
PLACES WHERE THINGS ARE DISPLAYED OR DEMONSTRATED TO THE PUBLIC+ 3 more…
WORDS SPELLING OUT INITIALISMSModerate
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET PUT TOGETHER+ 3 more…
DVD BONUS FEATURESTricky
EXTRAS YOU'D FIND ON A PHYSICAL MOVIE DISC+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH PARTS OF A WHEELDevious
EACH WORD BEGINS WITH A COMPONENT FOUND ON A WHEEL+ 3 more…
Full solution
EXHIBITIONStraightforward
CONVENTION,EXPOSITION,FAIR,SHOW
CONVENTION, EXPOSITION, FAIR, and SHOW all refer to public events where goods, ideas, or entertainment are exhibited.
WORDS SPELLING OUT INITIALISMSModerate
DEEJAY,EMCEE,KAYO,OKAY
DEEJAY (DJ), EMCEE (MC), KAYO (KO), and OKAY (OK) are all words that phonetically spell out common two-letter initialisms.
DVD BONUS FEATURESTricky
COMMENTARY,INTERVIEW,OUTTAKES,TRAILER
COMMENTARY, INTERVIEW, OUTTAKES, and TRAILER are all standard bonus features included on DVD releases.
STARTING WITH PARTS OF A WHEELDevious
HUBBUB,RIMSHOT,SPOKESPERSON,TIRESOME
HUBBUB starts with HUB, RIMSHOT starts with RIM, SPOKESPERSON starts with SPOKE, and TIRESOME starts with TIRE — all parts of a wheel.