Connections #1017 Answers – March 24, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1017 on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BASEBOWCAKEDUMPFIREFOODKISSLOWMEANRINGROWSOWTOWVILEVOWWIND
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BASE belongs to this group.
Green
CAKE belongs to this group.
Blue
DUMP belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BOW belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
DESPICABLE
Green category
FEATURES OF A WEDDING
Blue category
KINDS OF TRUCKS
Purple (hardest) category
HETERONYMS
Connections #1017 answers
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DESPICABLEBASE, LOW, MEAN, VILE
FEATURES OF A WEDDINGCAKE, KISS, RING, VOW
KINDS OF TRUCKSDUMP, FIRE, FOOD, TOW
HETERONYMSBOW, ROW, SOW, WIND
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What are the Connections answers for March 24, 2026?
DESPICABLE: BASE, LOW, MEAN, VILE. FEATURES OF A WEDDING: CAKE, KISS, RING, VOW. KINDS OF TRUCKS: DUMP, FIRE, FOOD, TOW. HETERONYMS: BOW, ROW, SOW, WIND.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.