NYT Connections March 11 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1004
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DRESS SNOW PALM JAZZ YEW LIFT SPRUCE TRAFFIC PINE POCKET OUI PINCH HEE ICE CREAM SPIFF MI
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STEAL
Green — MAKE NICER, WITH "UP"
Blue — KINDS OF CONES
Purple — PRONOUN HOMOPHONES
STEALLIFT, PALM, PINCH, POCKET
MAKE NICER, WITH "UP"DRESS, JAZZ, SPIFF, SPRUCE
KINDS OF CONESICE CREAM, PINE, SNOW, TRAFFIC
PRONOUN HOMOPHONESHEE, MI, OUI, YEW
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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.