NYT Connections March 9 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1002
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BEAKER VIDEO GAME WEREWOLF MICROSCOPE MAFIA WAREHOUSE FISHBOWL ANIMAL SPOTLIGHT COMPANY GONZO WEARABLE E STREET BAND HOT SEAT WHEREFORE FOZZIE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STARTING WITH THE SAME SOUND, SPELLED DIFFERENTLY
Green — METAPHORS FOR PUBLIC SCRUTINY
Blue — MUPPETS
Purple — THEY FEATURE A BOSS
STARTING WITH THE SAME SOUND, SPELLED DIFFERENTLYWAREHOUSE, WEARABLE, WEREWOLF, WHEREFORE
METAPHORS FOR PUBLIC SCRUTINYFISHBOWL, HOT SEAT, MICROSCOPE, SPOTLIGHT
MUPPETSANIMAL, BEAKER, FOZZIE, GONZO
THEY FEATURE A BOSSCOMPANY, E STREET BAND, MAFIA, VIDEO GAME
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