Here’s a guide to solving ‘Connections’ #1006.
Published on March 12, 2026.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is fairly simple for those with math skills. The Connections game, a popular New York Times word game, focuses on identifying common themes between words. Like Wordle, Connections resets at midnight, offering new challenging word sets. We provide hints to help overcome these challenges. If you prefer to learn today’s solution immediately, scroll to the end, but if you enjoy a challenge, continue for hints, tips, and strategies.
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What is Connections?
The NYT word game has become a social media sensation. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu for developing the game, now part of the Games section. Connections is available on browsers and mobile devices, requiring players to group four related words.
Each puzzle includes 16 words divided into four categories like book titles or country names. Despite fitting multiple combinations, only one is correct. Correctly guessing a set removes it from play, while mistakes count against four allowed errors.
Players can reorganize the board to easily see connections. Sets are color-coded from yellow (easiest) to purple. Like Wordle, results can be shared on social media.
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Hints for Today’s Connections Categories
Try these hints without revealing the categories:
– Yellow: Decline
– Green: Math terms
– Blue: Famous structures
– Purple: An estimate
Today’s Connections Categories
Need extra help? Categories are:
– Yellow: “No thanks”
– Green: Kinds of numbers
– Blue: Kinds of walls
– Purple: Homophones of non-numeric amounts
Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer.
Ready for today’s puzzle solution? This is your last chance to solve it before we reveal the answers.
Drumroll, please!
Connections #1005’s solution:
– “No thanks”: LATER, NAH, NEXT TIME, PASS
– Kinds of numbers: EVEN, IRRATIONAL, PERFECT, PRIME
– Kinds of walls: BERLIN, BRICK, FOURTH, GREAT
– Homophones of non-numeric amounts: AWL, NUN, PHEW, SUM
Don’t worry if you didn’t solve it today. Tomorrow’s Connections awaits new challenges, and we’ll have more hints to guide you.
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Not the solution you seek? Here’s yesterday’s Connections solution.
Topics: Connections