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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 24, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BAGPIPES
BALANCE
BONES
CHEKHOV
CORAL
COWARD
JIM
LASER
MILLER
SCOTTIE
SHAW
SHELLS
TARTAN
TEETH
THISTLE
TRACTOR
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURESStraightforward
SYMBOLS OF SCOTLANDModerate
FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTSTricky
___ BEAMDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURESStraightforward
HARD BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS BUILT WITH CALCIUM+ 3 more…
SYMBOLS OF SCOTLANDModerate
THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL IDENTITY+ 3 more…
FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTSTricky
DRAMATISTS WHO WROTE FOR THE STAGE+ 3 more…
___ BEAMDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE BEAM+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURESStraightforward
BONES,CORAL,SHELLS,TEETH

BONES, CORAL, SHELLS, and TEETH are all calcium-based biological structures — made primarily from calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate.

SYMBOLS OF SCOTLANDModerate
BAGPIPES,SCOTTIE,TARTAN,THISTLE

BAGPIPES, SCOTTIE (dog), TARTAN, and THISTLE are all iconic symbols of Scotland, representing its music, fashion, fauna, and national emblem.

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTSTricky
CHEKHOV,COWARD,MILLER,SHAW

CHEKHOV (Anton), COWARD (Noël), MILLER (Arthur), and SHAW (George Bernard) are all celebrated playwrights from different eras and countries.

___ BEAMDevious
BALANCE,JIM,LASER,TRACTOR

BALANCE BEAM, JIM BEAM, LASER BEAM, and TRACTOR BEAM are all compound phrases where these words precede the word BEAM.

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