I had such an insane amount of luck with the NYT Connections puzzle today. If you want some of it to rub off on you, keep reading. So, without any delay, let’s dive into all the hints, categories, and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for March 16!
Hint for Today’s Connections Themes
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – Some things just diminish
- Green Category – Do you fly first class?
- Blue Category – Things done at job interviews
- Purple Category – The first episode is the most important
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. They are all related to the categories for the puzzle, so think hard before you scroll down below to see the exact category names. Also, we don’t think you need an additional hint today. However, if you still can’t find them and need more help, maybe these tricks to solve NYT Connections will help.
Spoiler Warning #1 While this section included hints for the categories, the next section names them directly. Only proceed if ready.
Today’s Connections Category Names
If you still can’t figure out the NYT Connections category names, then keep reading for more help.
- Yellow – GET SMALLER
- Green – AIRLINE CLASSES
- Blue – EXAMINE, AS AN APPLICANT
- Purple – NOTABLE TV EPISODES
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Spoiler Warning #2 The next section includes the answer for today’s puzzle; you will see all the answers in their categories. This is your last chance to solve it yourself
Connections Answer for March 16
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- GET SMALLER – Contract, Lessen, Reduce, Shrink
- AIRLINE CLASSES – Business, Coach, First, Premium
- EXAMINE, AS AN APPLICANT – Check, Review, Screen, Vet
- NOTABLE TV EPISODES – Finale, Pilot, Premiere, Special
Well, what do you know? Today was one of my finest experiences with the NYT Connections puzzle. I luckily began by solving the Blue category first. The word Vet was enough to get me started and finished there.
I then moved onto actually solving the Purple category. I have Pulp Fiction to thank for telling me what a Pilot episode was!
While I can’t afford to fly first class, I made the word association after seeing Business and Coach. With only four words left, I combined them and solved the Yellow category along with the NYT Connections puzzle for March 16.
NYT Connections Past Answers
We hope the answers above helped you solve the NYT Connections puzzle for today. However, if you stumbled here by accident, there’s a chance you might be looking for answers to previous puzzles.
Well, for such times and more, we have you covered. Feel free to go through our directory to NYT Connections for the last three days for all the help you need.
What about you? How was your experience with today’s puzzle? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
Sagnik Das Gupta
