NYT Connections March 1 2026 Answers
Puzzle #994
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LADDER PALM TREE HARD HAT FINGER FOOD KNUCKLE SANDWICH TAPA NAIL GUN JOHANNESBURGER AIRPLANE LICORICE PIZZA TOOL BELT LUGGAGE CANAPÉ SMILING FACE WITH SUNGLASSES COPYPASTA HORS D'OEUVRE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — LITTLE BITE
Green — CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
Blue — VACATION EMOJI
Purple — THINGS YOU DON'T EAT THAT END IN FOODS
LITTLE BITECANAPÉ, FINGER FOOD, HORS D'OEUVRE, TAPA
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTHARD HAT, LADDER, NAIL GUN, TOOL BELT
VACATION EMOJIAIRPLANE, LUGGAGE, PALM TREE, SMILING FACE WITH SUNGLASSES
THINGS YOU DON'T EAT THAT END IN FOODSCOPYPASTA, JOHANNESBURGER, KNUCKLE SANDWICH, LICORICE PIZZA
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.