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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. As usual, the blue and purple groups are especially tricky. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.
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Hints for today's Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Get your tools out.
Green group hint: Put on your thinking cap.
Blue group hint: One way, then the other.
Purple group hint: When your teacher is sick.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Bits of hardware.
Green group: Place where ideas are developed.
Blue group: Go back and forth.
Purple group: What "sub" might refer to.
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What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 5, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is bits of hardware. The four answers are bolt, nut, screw and washer.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is place where ideas are developed. The four answers are incubator, lab, sandbox and test bed.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is go back and forth. The four answers are alternate, seesaw, switch and toggle.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is what "sub" might refer to. The four answers are below, hero, replacement and submarine.
