{"id":356046,"date":"2026-03-31T01:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/356046\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:13:11","slug":"tuesday-march-31-clues-and-answers-1024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/356046\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, March 31 Clues And Answers (#1,024)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Find<\/a><\/p>\n

Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections.<\/p>\n

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Each day\u2019s game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before today\u2019s NYT Connections hints, here\u2019s what you missed on Tuesday: <\/a><\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections Hints Today: Monday, March 30 Clues And Answers (#1,023)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey there, Connectors! I hope your week is off to a good start. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m excited for springtime weather to finally take hold here, but goodness gracious me, it\u2019s wild that we\u2019re already a quarter of the way through 2026. I\u2019m still sometimes putting down 2025 when I have to write the year. <\/p>\n

Time moves fast, y\u2019all. Don\u2019t wait around for good things to happen. Make them so.<\/p>\n

Before we start, I want to highlight the rad community we have on Discord<\/a>, where we chat about Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. It\u2019s a lovely group of folks. You\u2019re more than welcome to join us. <\/p>\n

Also, my weekend editions of this column are available over on my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>. If you enjoy the intros and recommendations in my Connections columns, I publish longer pieces along similar lines on Pastimes as well. I think you\u2019d dig them.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, March 31 are coming right up. Let\u2019s get rolling!<\/p>\n

NYT Connections \u2013 How To Play<\/p>\n

Connections is a free New York Times daily word game that you can play on the NYT\u2019s website or Games app. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the Connections archive, which includes every previous game.<\/p>\n

Connections presents you with a grid of 16 words (sometimes phrases, symbols or numbers). The aim is to arrange them into four groups of four. You don\u2019t know how they hit together or what the category for each group is: that\u2019s what you have to figure out.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s only one correct solution and there are often red herrings. You can guess incorrectly three times. A fourth wrong guess, and it\u2019s game over.<\/p>\n

Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to deduce, followed by blue, green and purple. Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved. But this is not a hard and fast rule. Be ready for curveballs \u2013 part of the fun of Connections is in how the NYT shakes things up to keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n

As with Wordle and similar games, it\u2019s easy to share results with your friends using an emoji-based grid. The game tracks your progress too.<\/p>\n

Many players take pride in having long win streaks or getting a reverse rainbow \u2013 correctly guessing the purple, blue, green and yellow groups in that order with no mistakes. That adds an extra little challenge.<\/p>\n

NYT Connections Hints \u2013 Today\u2019s Word List<\/p>\n

Scroll slowly! I\u2019ll first give you a list of today\u2019s words, then a hint for each category. After that, I\u2019ll reveal one word that goes into each group. Then I\u2019ll tell you the category names, followed by the full answers.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s 16 words are…<\/p>\n

WIRELESSPLANKKIT KATCRUNCHPUSH-UPSPORTSCHICK FLICKCANNONCALF RAISECROW’S NESTPINCHPLUNGEJOLLY ROGERABSENCEFRY COOKDEFICITNYT Connections Hints <\/p>\n

And the hints for today\u2019s Connections groups are:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 ain’t enough\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 aspects of the Flying Dutchman and the Black Pearl\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 like midfielders in a solid soccer team, these provide reliable support up front\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 start ’em youngNYT Connections Hints \u2013 One Answer Per Group<\/p>\n

Need some extra help? <\/p>\n

Be warned: we\u2019re starting to get into spoiler territory.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at one answer for each group.<\/p>\n

Here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 PINCH\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 JOLLY ROGER\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 SPORTS\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 KIT KATNYT Connections Hints \u2013 Groups\/Categories<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections groups are…<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 shortage \ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 parts of a pirate ship \ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 kinds of bras\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 starting with baby animals NYT Connections Answers<\/p>\n

Spoiler alert! Don\u2019t scroll any further down the page until you\u2019re ready to find out today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n

This is your last chance to look away.<\/p>\n

This is your final warning!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Connections answers are… <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe8 Yellow group \u2014 shortage (ABSENCE, CRUNCH, DEFICIT, PINCH)\ud83d\udfe9 Green group \u2014 parts of a pirate ship (CANNON, CROW’S NEST, JOLLY ROGER, PLANK)\ud83d\udfe6 Blue group \u2014 kinds of bras (PLUNGE, PUSH0UP, SPORTS, WIRELESS)\ud83d\udfea Purple group \u2014 starting with baby animals (CALF RAISE, CHICK FLICK, FRY COOK, KIT KAT)<\/p>\n

Yarrr, the pirate ship words be comin’ to mind first, me hearties. <\/p>\n

After that, CALF RAISE, CHICK FLICK and KIT KAT helped me figured out the purples. It took longer than I care to admit to remember what a fry is (a baby fish) but as the only other remaining phrase, FRY COOK had to fit the bill.<\/p>\n

PUSH-UP and SPORTS then opened the gateway for the blues. That left the yellows for a 395th win on the spin.<\/p>\n

How did you get on today? Here’s my grid:<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9\ud83d\udfe9
\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6\ud83d\udfe6
\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea\ud83d\udfea
\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8\ud83d\udfe8<\/p>\n

Want to know more about how everything fits together? Let\u2019s explore today\u2019s game in more depth in my NYT Connections Answers Explained column right here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

ForbesNYT Connections Answers Explained For Tuesday, March 31 (#1,024)By Kris Holt<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all there is to it for today\u2019s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog<\/a> tomorrow for hints and the solution for Wednesday\u2019s game if you need them. (It\u2019s April 1 tomorrow, for what it\u2019s worth\u2026)<\/p>\n

P.S. “In pieces” was a recent theme hint in Strands, which made me think of “Fall to Pieces” by Velvet Revolver. Man, Scott Weiland had such a great voice:<\/p>\n

Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!<\/p>\n

Please follow my blog<\/a> for more NYT Connections hints and help with other word games, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Sharing this column with other people who play Connections would be appreciated too. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my newsletter, Pastimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Find the links between the words to win today’s game of Connections. getty Each day\u2019s game of NYT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[188223,13351,13349,188220,96285,188222,188221,13352,13354,156,13353,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-356046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-connections-1024","9":"tag-connections-answers","10":"tag-connections-clues","11":"tag-connections-hint","12":"tag-connections-hint-today","13":"tag-connections-march-31","14":"tag-connections-nyt","15":"tag-connections-today","16":"tag-connections-tuesday","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-how-to-play-connections","19":"tag-new-zealand","20":"tag-newzealand","21":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}