NYT Connections March 2 2026 Answers
Puzzle #995
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SPRING RANK RUBBER BALL VAULT SAFE FUNKY FOUL STATION STRIKE POPCORN BEAM HORSE STANDING RINGS POSITION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GYMNASTICS APPARATUS
Green — STATUS
Blue — BASEBALL CALLS
Purple — ___ CHICKEN
GYMNASTICS APPARATUSBEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT
STATUSPOSITION, RANK, STANDING, STATION
BASEBALL CALLSBALL, FOUL, SAFE, STRIKE
___ CHICKENFUNKY, POPCORN, RUBBER, SPRING
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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.