NYT Connections Hints for February 15, 2026 (#1025)
Game
CALLIOPE
SUPERIORITY
RINGMASTER
ATLAS
OEDIPUS
BUZZARD
ECHO
ELECTRA
TRACE
DIALECT
INFERIORITY
DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
REMINDER
ENCYCLOPEDIA
VESTIGE
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REFERENCE BOOKS
Back to CategoriesTypes of reference books
ATLAS
A book of maps or charts.
DICTIONARY
A book containing words of a language arranged alphabetically with their meanings.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
A comprehensive reference work containing articles on various topics.
THESAURUS
A book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning.
SOMETHING THAT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
Back to CategoriesThings that evoke or recall memories
ECHO
A sound that is reflected back, often used metaphorically for something that reminds one of the past.
REMINDER
Something that causes someone to remember something.
TRACE
A small indication or evidence of something that existed or happened.
VESTIGE
A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
KINDS OF COMPLEXES
Back to CategoriesPsychological complexes
ELECTRA
A psychoanalytic term for a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.
INFERIORITY
A psychological complex involving feelings of inadequacy and low self-worth.
OEDIPUS
A psychoanalytic term for a boy's psychosexual competition with his father for possession of his mother.
SUPERIORITY
A psychological complex involving an exaggerated belief in one's own abilities or importance.
STARTING WITH WAYS TO REACH SOMEONE VIA PHONE
Back to CategoriesWords that can be combined with 'phone' to form compound words
BUZZARD
Buzzard + phone (not a standard term, but plays on 'buzz' as in phone buzzing)
CALLIOPE
Calliope + phone (not a standard term, but plays on 'call')
DIALECT
Dialect + phone (not a standard term, but plays on 'dial')
RINGMASTER
Ringmaster + phone (not a standard term, but plays on 'ring')