NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, March 23 (game #1016)

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Sun, 22 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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for Sunday, March 22 (game #1015) . 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 Sunday, March 22 (game #1015) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, March 2 (game #995) NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, March 16 (game #1009) NYT Connections today (game #1016) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are JUNGLE GYM STAND-UP LIGHT BULB BROCCOLI RABE OLIVE OIL WHEEL OPEN MIC MARY BRAIN STEW MOCKTAIL PRINTING PRESS HONEST MORAL SLICED BREAD DECENT VIRGO NYT
Connections today (game #1016) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues
for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Someone with conviction GREEN: Creations that moved the dial BLUE: An innocence shared PURPLE: Find the hidden monikers 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 #1016) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: PRINCIPLED GREEN: GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS BLUE: "VIRGIN" THINGS PURPLE: ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle deals 22 Amazon customer reviews 4.11 View
6.99 View 10.99 View Show more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #1016) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1016, are YELLOW: PRINCIPLED DECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STAND-UP GREEN: GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS LIGHT BULB, PRINTING PRESS, SLICED BREAD, WHEEL BLUE: "VIRGIN" THINGS MARY, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGO PURPLE: ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES BRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC My rating: Easy My score: Perfect I would have got the purple group first, but I was struggling to find another tile ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES after seeing Jim (JUNGLE GYM), Stu (BRAIN STEW), and Mike (OPEN MIC). Kudos if you got there.

Instead I left it until I had eight tiles left to take the plunge with BROCCOLI RABE.

Fortunately I made no mistakes today, although I did come close to including JUNGLE GYM in the GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS. Yeah the WHEEL is great and everything, but imagine the world without spiral slides? Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, March 22, game #1015) YELLOW: OVERSEE CHAIR, HEAD, LEAD, RUN GREEN: PICTURE TAKEN FROM A FILM FRAME, IMAGE, SHOT, STILL BLUE: COMPONENTS OF A WEIGHTLIFTING SETUP BAR, BENCH, RACK, WEIGHTS PURPLE: ____ SURF CHANNEL, COUCH, CROWD, KITE 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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