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Repair common Windows errors and clear accumulated junk for a smoother, more stable PC - no reinstall needed.Free scan · no reinstallNYT Connections puzzle #995 is from Monday, March 2, 2026. If you’re looking for that dated puzzle’s solution, the four groups are below—stop at the hints if you want to keep solving on your own.
Hints for Connections #995
- One group consists of gymnastics equipment.
- One group uses words that can describe a person’s status or position.
- One group contains calls made in baseball.
- For the last group, add the same word after each entry to complete a familiar expression or name.
Connections answers for March 2, 2026
Spoiler warning: The complete solution is below.
Yellow: Gymnastics apparatus
BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT
Green: Status
POSITION, RANK, STANDING, STATION
Blue: Baseball calls
BALL, FOUL, SAFE, STRIKE
Purple: ___ Chicken
FUNKY, POPCORN, RUBBER, SPRING
How the groups fit together
The apparatus group gathers four events’ equipment: the balance beam, pommel horse, rings and vault. POSITION, RANK, STANDING and STATION can each describe someone’s status. BALL, FOUL, SAFE and STRIKE are calls heard in baseball. The final set completes phrases or names with “chicken”: funky chicken, popcorn chicken, rubber chicken and spring chicken.
Words such as FOUL, RANK and FUNKY can suggest more than one association, which makes them tempting decoys. Check that all four words fit one precise category rather than locking in a group based on a single word.
About this answer
This solution is specifically for the March 2, 2026 puzzle, numbered #995. Connections is a daily New York Times word puzzle built around a grid of 16 words that players sort into four groups of four. One answer guide says an incorrect selection uses a guess and players can make up to four mistakes; current access and subscription terms are not established here.
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