
Cracking NYT Connections #981: Hints, Categories, and the Four Answers
Mashable lays out hints and the official solutions for NYT Connections #981 (Feb 16, 2026), detailing four categories and their answers: Knee slapper (HOOT, LAUGH, RIOT, SCREAM), Homophones (DO, DOE, DOH, DOUGHS), Sounds a chicken makes (BUCK, CACKLE, CLUCK, SQUAWK), and Stress responses (FAWN, FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE).












