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Board-game players, today's NYT Connections puzzle is calling your name -- at least the green category. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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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: Cause anxiety.
Green group hint: Do not pass Go.
Blue group hint: Gods and monsters.
Purple group hint: Chickens lay them.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Disturb.
Green group: Words on a Monopoly board.
Blue group: Figure in Greek myth.
Purple group: Egg ____.
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What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 20, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is disturb. The four answers are alarm, concern, rattle and shake.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is words on a Monopoly board. The four answers are boardwalk, chance, luxury and parking.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is figure in Greek myth. The four answers are fate, fury, muse and siren.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is egg ____. The four answers are carton, noodle, roll and timer.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We've made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they'll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included "things you can set," such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included "one in a dozen," such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included "streets on screen," such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included "power ___" such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included "things that can run," such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.