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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is special — it’s No. 1000! You might have noticed the Connections logo in place of one of the words, and one particular category (purple, duh) is a bit of a meta challenge. The grid even played off the number of the game, using “ONE THOU SAND” followed by the game logo. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
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: George Washington is on t.
Green group hint: Shakespeare love story.
Blue group hint: Think palace.
Purple group hint: Here’s the meta clue: Think of the name of this game.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: $1.
Green group: “Wherefore are thou Romeo?”
Blue group: Words before “castle.”
Purple group: Where you might make a connection.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 7, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is $1. The four answers are buck, dollar, one and single.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” The four answers are art, Romeo, thou and wherefore.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is words before “castle.” The four answers are bouncy, New, sand and white.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is where you might make a connection. The four answers are airport, dating app, internet cafe and this game.
