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Spoilers ahead. The Tuesday, March 24, 2026, NYT Connections groups are Despicable, Features of a wedding, Kinds of trucks and Heteronyms. If you want to solve it yourself first, use the hints below before opening the full word groups.
Hints for Connections on March 24, 2026
- Yellow: Words that describe something contemptible.
- Green: Things associated with a wedding.
- Blue: Types of vehicles used for particular jobs.
- Purple: Words spelled the same but pronounced differently to mean different things.
Full Connections answers for March 24
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Despicable | BASE, LOW, MEAN, VILE |
| Green | Features of a wedding | CAKE, KISS, RING, VOW |
| Blue | Kinds of trucks | DUMP, FIRE, FOOD, TOW |
| Purple | Heteronyms | BOW, ROW, SOW, WIND |
Why the words belong together
Yellow: Despicable
Base, low, mean and vile can each describe behavior or a person considered contemptible.
Green: Features of a wedding
Cake, kiss, ring and vow are familiar parts or symbols of a wedding.
Blue: Kinds of trucks
Dump, fire, food and tow each complete a truck type: dump truck, fire truck, food truck and tow truck.
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Purple: Heteronyms
Bow, row, sow and wind have different pronunciations and meanings depending on how they are used. For instance, bow can mean a ribbon or the front of a ship, or the act of bending; row can mean a line or a quarrel; sow can mean to plant seeds or a female pig; and wind can mean moving air or twisting something.
Archive note: another page lists a different green group
TechRadar’s dated March 24 answer page gives the wedding group shown above. WordCheats’ page for the same date instead displays a different board and lists LAWNCARE VERBS—EDGE, MOW, RAKE and WEED—for that group, while agreeing on Despicable, Kinds of Trucks and Heteronyms. The available pages do not explain the difference, so the two boards should not be combined.
Rank #2
Puzzle numbering also varies: TechRadar labels this game #1017, while other indexed archives label the date #1102. The sources do not explain the mismatch, so the date is a more reliable identifier than a number.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The groups are color-coded by difficulty, and the dated answer page says a player can make up to four mistakes before losing. A new puzzle appears at midnight in each player’s time zone, so “today” can refer to a different edition depending on where and when someone checks.
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