Connections #999 Answers
Friday, March 6, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #999 for Friday, March 6, 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): freeloader
- Green: concealing cover
- Blue: ways one might refer to #
- Purple (hardest): words for lucidity, in the singular
Answers
FREELOADER
LEECH, MOOCH, PARASITE, SPONGE
CONCEALING COVER
BLANKET, CLOAK, CURTAIN, LAYER
WAYS ONE MIGHT REFER TO #
HASH, NUMBER, POUND, SHARP
WORDS FOR LUCIDITY, IN THE SINGULAR
FACULTY, MARBLE, SENSE, WIT
Previous Connections answers
- #998 — bits of hardware, places where ideas are developed, go back and forth, what "sub" might refer to
- #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
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