Issue #289 Tue 26 Mar
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — March 26, 2024
A tidy, four-group grid that rewards a steady hand and a quick eye for thematic drift. The board is straightforward, though a few terms carry enough ambiguity to test your focus.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
The rosin dust settling on the floor, the smell of old wood, and the weight of a case carried over a shoulder.
Orchestral hardware
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters B, H, R.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
One is BASS.
BASS · BASSOON · HARP · RECORDER
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
A thumb-pressed thumbprint of soil beneath your fingernails after a long afternoon in the dirt.
Botanical development
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters B, S.
PLANT GROWTHS
One is BLOOM.
BLOOM · BUD · SHOOT · SPROUT
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
Midnight check-ins, the quiet hum of a baby monitor, and the slow, exhausting work of teaching someone how to be a person.
Caregiving roles
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters F, N, R.
BRING UP
One is FOSTER.
FOSTER · NURSE · RAISE · REAR
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
The way the sky looks through a telescope filter or the static on a radio tuned to nothing.
Astrophysical phenomena
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–9 letters; first letters C, F, L, R.
SOLAR EMANATIONS
One is CORONA.
CORONA · FLARE · LIGHT · RADIATION
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Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSBASS · BASSOON · HARP · RECORDER
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Reveal the green group
PLANT GROWTHSBLOOM · BUD · SHOOT · SPROUT
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Reveal the blue group
BRING UPFOSTER · NURSE · RAISE · REAR
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Reveal the violet group
SOLAR EMANATIONSCORONA · FLARE · LIGHT · RADIATION
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Spoiler-free help for Connections on March 26, 2024. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for March 26, 2024, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on March 26, 2024?
NYT Connections on March 26, 2024 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on March 26, 2024?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #289?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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