NYT Connections March 19 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1012
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BABY BLUES EVIL EYE MOOD RING PET ROCK TRAFFIC LIGHT CHICKEN LITTLE SCRAP METAL HORSESHOE GOLDILOCKS RABBIT'S FOOT CHAMELEON SODA POP SUNSET GINGERBREAD MAN FOUR-LEAF CLOVER FROG PRINCE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FOLK TALE CHARACTERS
Green — GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS
Blue — THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR
Purple — ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES
FOLK TALE CHARACTERSCHICKEN LITTLE, FROG PRINCE, GINGERBREAD MAN, GOLDILOCKS
GOOD LUCK SYMBOLSEVIL EYE, FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, HORSESHOE, RABBIT'S FOOT
THINGS THAT CHANGE COLORCHAMELEON, MOOD RING, SUNSET, TRAFFIC LIGHT
ENDING IN MUSIC GENRESBABY BLUES, PET ROCK, SCRAP METAL, SODA POP
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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.