NYT Connections March 5 2026 Answers
Puzzle #998
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ALTERNATE HERO TOGGLE BOLT REPLACEMENT SANDBOX BELOW SEESAW NUT LAB WASHER SUBMARINE INCUBATOR SWITCH SCREW TEST BED
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BITS OF HARDWARE
Green — PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED
Blue — GO BACK AND FORTH
Purple — WHAT "SUB" MIGHT REFER TO
BITS OF HARDWAREBOLT, NUT, SCREW, WASHER
PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPEDINCUBATOR, LAB, SANDBOX, TEST BED
GO BACK AND FORTHALTERNATE, SEESAW, SWITCH, TOGGLE
WHAT "SUB" MIGHT REFER TOBELOW, HERO, REPLACEMENT, SUBMARINE
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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.