Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 24, #1017

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Looking for NYT Connections March 24, 2026? End your search now, here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 24, No. 1017.

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: Think Gru and the Minions.
  • Green group hint: Dearly beloved.
  • Blue group hint: Vroom-vroom.
  • Purple group hint: You can say them several ways.

Answers for today’s Connections groups:

  • Yellow group: Despicable.
  • Green group: Features of a wedding.
  • Blue group: Kinds of trucks.
  • Purple group: Heteronyms.

What are today’s Connections answers?

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 24, #1017
  • Yellow Group (Today’s Connections)
    This category focuses on having strong values or integrity. The correct words are decent, honest, moral, and stand-up.
  • Green Group (Today’s Connections)
    This set highlights inventions that had a major impact on the world. The answers are light bulb, printing press, sliced bread, and wheel.
  • Blue Group (Today’s Connections)
    This category revolves around things associated with the term “virgin.” The correct entries are Mary, mocktail, olive oil,and Virgo.
  • Purple Group (Today’s Connections)
    This theme involves phrases that end with words sounding like common nicknames. The answers are brain stew (Stu), broccoli rabe (Rob), jungle gym (Jim), and open mic (Mike).

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.

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