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Need a nudge for NYT Connections #1013? Start with the progressive hints below, then open the spoiler section for the categories and all 16 answers. This is the Friday, March 20, 2026 puzzle.
Hints for Connections #1013
Spoiler warning: The hints are ordered from broad prompts to the full answer key. Stop before the next section if you want to solve it yourself.
- Butt in.
- As featured in a property game.
- Appear in ancient mythology.
- Precede with an oval foodstuff.
For a more direct nudge, the four ideas are causing anxiety, “Do not pass Go,” gods and monsters, and what chickens lay. These clues point to the four group themes without showing the tiles.
Categories and answers
Spoilers below. The answer key for March 20 is corroborated by PC Guide, TechRadar, and Parade.
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- Yellow — DISTURB: ALARM, CONCERN, RATTLE, SHAKE
- Green — WORDS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD: BOARDWALK, CHANCE, LUXURY, PARKING
- Blue — FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH: FATE, FURY, MUSE, SIREN
- Purple — EGG ___: CARTON, NOODLE, ROLL, TIMER
Why the groups fit
Yellow: DISTURB
ALARM, CONCERN, RATTLE, and SHAKE can each mean to disturb or unsettle someone. The words span different uses, which can make the shared sense less obvious at first glance.
Green: WORDS ON A MONOPOLY BOARD
BOARDWALK and PARKING appear in familiar board spaces, while CHANCE and LUXURY point to board labels such as Chance and Luxury Tax. The connection is Monopoly vocabulary rather than four interchangeable types of property.
Blue: FIGURE IN GREEK MYTH
FATE, FURY, MUSE, and SIREN each refer to a figure or class of figures in Greek mythology. The words also have familiar meanings outside mythology, so the category depends on reading them in that mythological sense.
Purple: EGG ___
Put EGG before each tile to make EGG CARTON, EGG NOODLE, EGG ROLL, and EGG TIMER. The completed phrases are the link.
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Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared feature. TechRadar’s guide says players can make up to four mistakes and describes free play through NYT Games on desktop or mobile; those gameplay and access details are reported by that guide, rather than verified here against a current NYT rules page.
PC Guide reports a difficulty rating of 2.8 out of 5, attributing it to NYT. Treat that as a rating reported by PC Guide, not an independently confirmed score.
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