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Issue #982 Tue 17 Feb

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — February 17, 2026

Two groups of verbs stand against a pair of culinary and wordplay categories. Watch for the overlap between the action-oriented terms in the first and third rows.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    ZOOM

    DART · FLASH · SPEED · ZIP

  2. Reveal the green group
    SAUCES IN CHINESE CUISINE

    HOISIN · OYSTER · PLUM · SOY

  3. Reveal the blue group
    RIFFLE (THROUGH)

    FLIP · LEAF · SKIM · THUMB

  4. Reveal the violet group
    STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "DUD"

    BOMBAY · BUSTLE · FLOPPY · MISSUS

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