Connections #997 Answers
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #997 for Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): pursue
- Green: sportsmanlike
- Blue: classic kid gifts
- Purple (hardest): "___ girl" titles
Answers
PURSUE
HOUND, SHADOW, TAIL, TRACK
SPORTSMANLIKE
FAIR, HONEST, SPORTING, SQUARE
CLASSIC KID GIFTS
BIKE, BOOK, TOY, VIDEO GAME
"___ GIRL" TITLES
GONE, GOSSIP, NEW, WORKING
Previous Connections answers
- #996 — "big" things, be adjacent to, seen in a closet, starting with synonyms for "speedy"
- #995 — gymnastics apparatus, status, baseball calls, ___ chicken
- #994 — little bite, construction equipment, vacation emoji, things you don't eat that end in foods
- #993 — craving, jobs that involve traveling, name homophones, astronomical terms plus a letter
- #992 — backstabber, aura, kinds of chain reaction "effects", ___ press
- #991 — pivotal point, green things, elements of joke-telling, "___ please"
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