Connections · Archive · #989
Connections Answers #989
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 — all four groups and the purple breakdown.
Puzzle#989
EditorWyna Liu
Difficulty6/10
Trap groupPurple
The Four Groups
Reveal the four groups
Connections answer · #989
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Yellow · CALCIUM-BASED STRUCTURES
BONESCORALSHELLSTEETH
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Green · SYMBOLS OF SCOTLAND
SCOTTIETHISTLETARTANBAGPIPES
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Blue · FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
COWARDCHEKHOVSHAWMILLER
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Purple · ___ BEAM
LASERJIMBALANCETRACTOR
The Purple Group
Fill-in-the-blank · ___ BEAM
LASER · JIM · BALANCE · TRACTOR
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Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four hidden groups of four, with only four mistakes allowed. Groups run yellow (easiest) to purple (trickiest, often wordplay). New to it? Our how-to-play guide covers the full strategy, or grab today's Connections answers.
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What were the Connections answers for #989?
Connections #989 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026) had four groups from yellow to purple — all shown above.
How hard was this Connections?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). The purple group used fill-in-the-blank, which is where most solvers slip.