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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 11, 2026
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.
BAG
BLOCK
BRICK
CAKE
COASTER
DERBY
GAIN
MOON
NET
PINE
PUCK
RETURN
RINK
SWOON
YEARN
YIELD
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ACT LOVESTRUCKStraightforward
EARNINGSModerate
COMPACT MASSTricky
ROLLER ___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ACT LOVESTRUCKStraightforward
WORDS FOR LONGING OR BEING HEAD OVER HEELS+ 3 more…
EARNINGSModerate
WHAT YOU TAKE HOME AFTER WORKING OR INVESTING+ 3 more…
COMPACT MASSTricky
A SOLID, DENSE CHUNK OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
ROLLER ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'ROLLER' TO MAKE A COMMON COMPOUND OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
ACT LOVESTRUCKStraightforward
MOON,PINE,SWOON,YEARN
MOON, PINE, SWOON, and YEARN all mean to act lovesick or deeply infatuated
EARNINGSModerate
GAIN,NET,RETURN,YIELD
GAIN, NET, RETURN, and YIELD all refer to financial earnings or profit
COMPACT MASSTricky
BLOCK,BRICK,CAKE,PUCK
BLOCK, BRICK, CAKE, and PUCK are all compact, solid masses of a material
ROLLER ___Devious
BAG,COASTER,DERBY,RINK
ROLLER BAG, ROLLER COASTER, ROLLER DERBY, and ROLLER RINK are all compound phrases beginning with ROLLER