Need some help to crack the March 31, 2026 (#1024) edition of NYT Connections? Here are some clues and hints to help you solve today’s puzzle and help you save your winning streak.
Connection by The New York Times is a unique daily word puzzle that fans can play online for free. The puzzle shows a set of 16 different words that are arranged randomly. To solve it, players need to figure out the hidden themes that connect the words and sort them into four groups accordingly. However, players will only get four guesses to find out which words belong together in a single group. Moreover, the game also offers a helpful “one away…” hint whenever a player chooses three correct words out of the four for a particular group.
Check out the hints and answers for the March 31 Connections puzzle below.
Connections hints for March 31
All 16 words in today’s puzzle are: SPORTS, CALF RAISE, KIT KAT, PLUNGE, WIRELESS, PINCH, DEFICIT, CANNON, CHICK FLICK, FRY COOK, ABSENCE, JOLLY ROGER, PUSH-UP, CROW’S NEST, PLANK, and CRUNCH.
Here are some hints for each group:
Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to insufficiency.
Green Group: This collection features terms associated with pirates.
Blue Group: This set includes words related to a kind of undergarment.
Purple Group: The first parts of the words in this group are related to animals.
What are the Connections answers for today, March 31?
Without further ado, here are the answers for the March 31 NYT Connections puzzle:
Yellow Group: Shortage – ABSENCE, CRUNCH, DEFICIT, and PINCH.
Green Group: Parts Of A Pirate Ship – CANNON, CROW’S NEST, JOLLY ROGER, and PLANK.
Blue Group: Kinds Of Bras – PLUNGE, PUSH-UP, SPORTS, and WIRELESS.
Purple Group: Starting With Baby Animals – CALF RAISE, CHICK FLICK, FRY COOK, and KIT KAT.
In addition to Connection, other popular puzzles that fans can enjoy on The New York Times Games include Wordle, the NYT Crossword, Strands, Letter Boxed, and many more.
