It’s an entirely new week, which means you’ve got seven fresh opportunities to push that NYT Connections streak even further! Today, you’ve got a doozy of a challenge that had me stumped for a hot minute, but now that I’ve beaten the puzzle, I’ve got the NYT Connections hints and solutions you need to get it done!
Scroll down for today’s NYT Connections answers and tips, so you can get this puzzle done quickly and get on with your day.
How to Play NYT Connections
In June 2023, NYT Connections emerged as yet another game in the ever-growing lineup of the New York Times titles. This title soared immediately, and it’s easy to see why. As a free-to-play, accessible New York Times game, NYT Connections is available worldwide and can be played on desktop devices or in a mobile app.
But how do you play NYT Connections?
The NYT team will provide you with a grid of 16 words once a day. The only task left up to you is to sort those words into four groups of four by finding their commonalities. Every NYT Connections puzzle has just one solution, and some words can have double meanings, so it can sometimes be tricky to figure out the answers.
It’s also important to stress that the words are color-coded: yellow, blue, green, and purple. That’s in order of difficulty, from least to most.
What’s critical here is that you get four guesses every day, and if you use those, your NYT Connections answers for today will be out of reach, as it’ll be game over.
Today’s NYT Connections Hints (March 23)
Here are the words from today’s NYT Connections puzzle:
- 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
And here are the hints I can offer for today’s NYT Connections:
- Yellow – You’d associate these words with having fine principles
- Green – These words are names for some of the most important inventions of all time
- Blue – Things you could otherwise name ‘virgin’
- Purple – Words that end with things that sound like men’s names
Here’s the final warning before we get to the NYT Connections answers for today, March 23:
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Very well!
NYT Connections Answers Explained for Today, March 23 (#1016)
If you want to jump straight to the answers for today’s NYT Connections puzzle, I’ve got you covered:
- Yellow – DECENT, HONEST, MORAL, STAND-UP
- Green – LIGHT BULB, PRINTING PRESS, SLICED BREAD, WHEEL
- Blue – MARY, MOCKTAIL, OLIVE OIL, VIRGO
- Purple – BRAIN STEW, BROCCOLI RABE, JUNGLE GYM, OPEN MIC
When Does NYT Connections Reset?
That’s today’s puzzle, but if you want the next one, the game resets daily at midnight local time (that’s your local time). You’ll have 24 hours to complete the puzzle when midnight ticks over in your timezone.
How did you do? Did you get a perfect run? Let me know what your streak looks like on the Insider Gaming Discord server
Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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