Bracket City Hints & Answers - Feb 17, 2026

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Get hints and answers for the Feb 17, 2026 The Atlantic Bracket City game. Progressive hints to help you solve without spoiling the fun! Click on brackets to reveal clues progressively.

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BRACKET CITYTuesday, February 17, 2026

Puzzle for Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Kasparov loses to [[concluding the [button on Ins[game in which you might become it 🏷️]ram that keeps you posted 👤....👤]er] into which it is scary to be thrown] [down in the [end, as a relation[word after [movie star [[spiteful about small s[house always near the coast 💡]s] or Hardy or Holland] whose last name is actually "Map["in ___ words" in ___ words: "that is to say"]"] or "abandon"] (indelicately)]s color]

Launch Game

concluding the follower = ???

word after cruise or "abandon" = ????

down in the dumps color = ????

end, as a relationship (indelicately) = ????

Petty or Hardy or Holland = ???

movie star Tom whose last name is actually "Mapother" = ??????

button on Instagram that keeps you posted 👤....👤 = ??????

game in which you might become it 🏷️ = ???

house always near the coast 💡 = ?????

end into which it is scary to be thrown = ????

spiteful about small slights = ?????

"in ___ words" in ___ words: "that is to say" = ?????

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About Bracket City

Bracket City is a daily word puzzle game from The Atlantic where players solve nested clues arranged in brackets. Each puzzle contains clues within clues, creating a hierarchical structure that must be solved from the inside out.

How to Play

Read the puzzle text which contains clues in brackets [like this]

Solve the innermost brackets first, working your way outward

Each bracket contains a clue that leads to a word or phrase

Use the revealed answers to help solve the next level of brackets

Continue until you've solved all nested clues

The final solution reveals the complete answer to the puzzle

Strategy Tips

Start with the innermost brackets and work outward

Use progressive hints if you get stuck on a clue

Pay attention to wordplay, puns, and double meanings

Consider how solved clues might relate to unsolved ones

Think about common phrases, idioms, and cultural references