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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. The purple category is a real tricky one. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Don’t be a deadbeat.
Green group hint: It hides things.
Blue group hint: A symbol used on social media.
Purple group hint: Keep it together.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Freeloader.
Green group: Concealing cover.
Blue group: Ways one might refer to #.
Purple group: Words for lucidity, in the singular.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 6, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is freeloader. The four answers are leech, mooch, parasite and sponge.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is concealing cover. The four answers are blanket, cloak, curtain and layer.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is ways one might refer to #. The four answers are hash, number, pound and sharp.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is words for lucidity, in the singular. The four answers are faculty, marble, sense and wit.
