Need a nudge for the Friday, March 6, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle? These spoiler-light hints come first; the four category names and complete answer sets are farther down. This is puzzle #999, as reported by Yahoo Tech’s date-matched guide.
Hints for Connections #999
Try each clue before moving on to the group names. The representative word is an additional nudge, not the full answer set.
- Yellow: Someone who doesn’t pay their fair share. Representative word: MOOCH.
- Green: Ways to hide. Representative word: CLOAK.
- Blue: You can find this symbol on your phone’s keypad. Representative word: NUMBER.
- Purple: Someone who’s bright. Representative word: MARBLE.
Category names and answers
Spoilers below: the categories and all 16 words are revealed here.
Yellow — FREELOADER
- LEECH
- MOOCH
- PARASITE
- SPONGE
Green — CONCEALING COVER
- BLANKET
- CLOAK
- CURTAIN
- LAYER
Blue — WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #
- HASH
- NUMBER
- POUND
- SHARP
Purple — WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULAR
- FACULTY
- MARBLE
- SENSE
- WIT
How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words for players to sort into four color-coded groups of four. The Yahoo guide says a player can make four incorrect submissions before the answers are revealed.
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- Start with the clearest matches; the guide suggests trying likely yellow words first.
- Watch for words that could plausibly belong to more than one category.
- Shuffle the board to see whether a different arrangement makes a connection easier to spot.
- If a nearly complete group triggers “one away” feedback, reconsider which one word may not fit.
The guide says the game is available through NYT Games on desktop or mobile and that its timer resets at midnight. That timing and access guidance is reported by the guide, rather than independently confirmed here.
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