Connections #998 Answers
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #998 for Thursday, March 5, 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): bits of hardware
- Green: places where ideas are developed
- Blue: go back and forth
- Purple (hardest): what "sub" might refer to
Answers
BITS OF HARDWARE
BOLT, NUT, SCREW, WASHER
PLACES WHERE IDEAS ARE DEVELOPED
INCUBATOR, LAB, SANDBOX, TEST BED
GO BACK AND FORTH
ALTERNATE, SEESAW, SWITCH, TOGGLE
WHAT "SUB" MIGHT REFER TO
BELOW, HERO, REPLACEMENT, SUBMARINE
Previous Connections answers
- #997 — pursue, sportsmanlike, classic kid gifts, "___ girl" titles
- #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
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