NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, March 19 (game #1012)

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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, March 18 (game #1011) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page
covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Article continues below You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, March 12 (game #1005) NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, March 18 (game #1011) NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, March 5 (game #998) NYT Connections today (game #1012) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are BABY BLUES EVIL EYE MOOD RING PET ROCK TRAFFIC LIGHT CHICKEN LITTLE SCRAP METAL HORSESHOE GOLDILOCKS RABBIT'S FOOT CHAMELEON SODA POP SUNSET GINGERBREAD MAN FOUR-LEAF CLOVER FROG PRINCE NYT Connections today (game #1012) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Featured in storybooks GREEN: Bring good fortune BLUE: Pigment alters PURPLE: Look for musical variety Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #1012) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: FOLK TALE CHARACTERS GREEN: GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS BLUE: THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR PURPLE: ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE
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answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1012, are YELLOW: FOLK TALE CHARACTERS CHICKEN LITTLE, FROG PRINCE, GINGERBREAD MAN, GOLDILOCKS GREEN: GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS EVIL EYE, FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, HORSESHOE, RABBIT'S FOOT BLUE: THINGS THAT CHANGE COLOR CHAMELEON, MOOD RING, SUNSET, TRAFFIC LIGHT PURPLE: ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES BABY BLUES, PET ROCK, SCRAP METAL, SODA POP My rating: Hard My score: 2 mistakes My two mistakes came from the same tile PET ROCK which I first included in the yellow group and then in the green.

On both occasions I was not exactly correct about what the groups were, thinking FOLK TALE CHARACTERS were just about childhood figures and that GOOD LUCK SYMBOLS was about superstition. Close enough to get both with a one
away.

As a former music journalist I should have seen ENDING IN MUSIC GENRES when there were more than eight tiles left, but my head wasnt in the game today. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, March 18, game #1011) YELLOW: INTERVAL PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH GREEN: REACT TO A STUBBED TOE CURSE, HOP, WINCE, YELL BLUE: GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY PURPLE: _____ CHECK BLANK, COAT, RAIN, REALITY What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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