NYT Connections March 27 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1020
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TURN SIGNAL TRAFFIC CONE BRASS TACKS FOOD COURT THE LORAX LIP SERVICE TICKET COUNTER BOTTOM LINE DUTY-FREE NITTY-GRITTY MONARCH BUTTERFLY MONKEY BARS WEDDING RECEPTION GOLDFISH CRACKER BAGGAGE CLAIM BASIC FACTS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO
Green — FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL
Blue — THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE
Purple — ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY
WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TOBASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY
FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINALBAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER
THINGS THAT ARE ORANGEGOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE
ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITYLIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION
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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.