NYT Connections March 6 2026 Answers
Puzzle #999
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SPONGE MARBLE SHARP WIT POUND LAYER FACULTY CURTAIN HASH PARASITE BLANKET SENSE LEECH CLOAK NUMBER MOOCH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FREELOADER
Green — CONCEALING COVER
Blue — WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #
Purple — WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULAR
FREELOADERLEECH, MOOCH, PARASITE, SPONGE
CONCEALING COVERBLANKET, CLOAK, CURTAIN, LAYER
WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #HASH, NUMBER, POUND, SHARP
WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULARFACULTY, MARBLE, SENSE, WIT
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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.