NYT Connections March 31 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1024
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WIRELESS PLANK KIT KAT CRUNCH PUSH-UP SPORTS CHICK FLICK CANNON CALF RAISE CROW'S NEST PINCH PLUNGE JOLLY ROGER ABSENCE FRY COOK DEFICIT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SHORTAGE
Green — PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIP
Blue — KINDS OF BRAS
Purple — STARTING WITH BABY ANIMALS
SHORTAGEABSENCE, CRUNCH, DEFICIT, PINCH
PARTS OF A PIRATE SHIPCANNON, CROW'S NEST, JOLLY ROGER, PLANK
KINDS OF BRASPLUNGE, PUSH-UP, SPORTS, WIRELESS
STARTING WITH BABY ANIMALSCALF RAISE, CHICK FLICK, FRY COOK, KIT KAT
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.