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Need a nudge for the March 1, 2026 NYT Connections puzzle? Start with the spoiler-free category clues below, then open the answer section only when you’re ready to see all 16 words sorted into groups.
Hints for the March 1 puzzle
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. The groups are color-coded from yellow, generally the easiest, to purple, generally the trickiest. The New York Times releases a new puzzle at midnight in the player’s local time zone.
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Try these clues before looking at the solutions:
- Yellow: Small plates.
- Green: Builder’s stuff.
- Blue: Holiday mode.
- Purple: Sounds edible but not edible.
These category clues and the answer sets below are reported in TechRadar’s March 1, 2026 guide.
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Spoilers ahead: The complete solution follows.
Yellow: LITTLE BITE
- CANAPÉ
- FINGER FOOD
- HORS D’OEUVRE
- TAPA
Green: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
- HARD HAT
- LADDER
- NAIL GUN
- TOOL BELT
Blue: VACATION EMOJI
- AIRPLANE
- LUGGAGE
- PALM TREE
- SMILING FACE WITH SUNGLASSES
Purple: THINGS YOU DON’T EAT THAT END IN FOODS
- COPYPASTA
- JOHANNESBURGER
- KNUCKLE SANDWICH
- LICORICE PIZZA
About the puzzle number
The answer sets are also listed by Unscramble It’s March 1, 2026 archive entry, but the puzzle number is inconsistent across sources: TechRadar labels it game #994, while Unscramble It labels it #1075. The discrepancy is unresolved, so the date is the clearest way to identify this puzzle.
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The New York Times Help Center says Connections is available through its Games app and Connections website, as well as NYT/The Athletic and News app access points. Its archive goes back to June 12, 2023; archive play is available to eligible All Access and Games subscribers. Playing an archived puzzle affects certain statistics but not streaks. Check the current NYT Connections help page for current access terms.
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