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Connections #999 Answers – March 6, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #999 on Friday, March 6, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BLANKETCLOAKCURTAINFACULTYHASHLAYERLEECHMARBLEMOOCHNUMBERPARASITEPOUNDSENSESHARPSPONGEWIT

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
LEECH belongs to this group.
Green
BLANKET belongs to this group.
Blue
HASH belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
FACULTY belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
FREELOADER
Green category
CONCEALING COVER
Blue category
WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULAR

Connections #999 answers

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FREELOADERLEECH, MOOCH, PARASITE, SPONGE
CONCEALING COVERBLANKET, CLOAK, CURTAIN, LAYER
WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #HASH, NUMBER, POUND, SHARP
WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULARFACULTY, MARBLE, SENSE, WIT
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What are the Connections answers for March 6, 2026?

FREELOADER: LEECH, MOOCH, PARASITE, SPONGE. CONCEALING COVER: BLANKET, CLOAK, CURTAIN, LAYER. WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #: HASH, NUMBER, POUND, SHARP. WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULAR: FACULTY, MARBLE, SENSE, WIT.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.