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NYT Connections March 26 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1019

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

FISHING LOCK TIGER CURTAIN LIGHTNING AGRICULTURE LEVER PISTON GATHERING BOOTH FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER HUNTING LION BALLOT HARDWARE STORE RED WING

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS
Green — MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM
Blue — FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH
Purple — THEY HAVE BOLTS
FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODSAGRICULTURE, FISHING, GATHERING, HUNTING
MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAMLION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER
FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTHBALLOT, BOOTH, CURTAIN, LEVER
THEY HAVE BOLTSFRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, HARDWARE STORE, LIGHTNING, LOCK
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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.