NYT Connections March 15 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1008
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DOG HOG FROG SPORK COG BLOG SMOG DOZE HORN GEAR CORNER MOTEL MONOPOLIZE PINION BOGART SPROCKET
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GREEDILY CONTROL
Green — TOOTHED WHEELS
Blue — PORTMANTEAUX
Purple — BULL___
GREEDILY CONTROLBOGART, CORNER, HOG, MONOPOLIZE
TOOTHED WHEELSCOG, GEAR, PINION, SPROCKET
PORTMANTEAUXBLOG, MOTEL, SMOG, SPORK
BULL___DOG, DOZE, FROG, HORN
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.