NYT Connections March 23 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1016
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
JUNGLE GYM STAND-UP LIGHT BULB BROCCOLI RABE OLIVE OIL WHEEL OPEN MIC MARY BRAIN STEW MOCKTAIL PRINTING PRESS HONEST MORAL SLICED BREAD DECENT VIRGO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PRINCIPLED
Green — GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
Blue — "VIRGIN" THINGS
Purple — ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES
PRINCIPLEDDECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STAND-UP
GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONSLIGHT BULB, PRINTING PRESS, SLICED BREAD, WHEEL
"VIRGIN" THINGSMARY, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGO
ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONESBRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC
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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.