Connections #996 Answers – March 3, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #996 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ABUTAPPLEBRISKETBROTHERDIPPERFASTIDIOUSFLANKFLEETWOODHANGERHOOKMACNEIGHBORQUICKSANDRODSHELFTOUCH
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
APPLE belongs to this group.
Green
ABUT belongs to this group.
Blue
HANGER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BRISKET belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
"BIG" THINGS
Green category
BE ADJACENT TO
Blue category
SEEN IN A CLOSET
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SPEEDY"
Connections #996 answers
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"BIG" THINGSAPPLE, BROTHER, DIPPER, MAC
BE ADJACENT TOABUT, FLANK, NEIGHBOR, TOUCH
SEEN IN A CLOSETHANGER, HOOK, ROD, SHELF
STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SPEEDY"BRISKET, FASTIDIOUS, FLEETWOOD, QUICKSAND
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What are the Connections answers for March 3, 2026?
"BIG" THINGS: APPLE, BROTHER, DIPPER, MAC. BE ADJACENT TO: ABUT, FLANK, NEIGHBOR, TOUCH. SEEN IN A CLOSET: HANGER, HOOK, ROD, SHELF. STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR "SPEEDY": BRISKET, FASTIDIOUS, FLEETWOOD, QUICKSAND.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.