Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for March 17 #1010

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. I didn’t see the purple connection at all. 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.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

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: Bad scene.

Green group hint: Sing out.

Blue group hint: Like rope, kind of.

Purple group hint: So fast!

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Metaphors for trouble.

Green group: Music theory concepts.

Blue group: Things with strings.

Purple group: Metaphors for quickness.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is metaphors for trouble. The four answers are bind, hot water, jam and pickle.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is music theory concepts. The four answers are key, pitch, scale and tone.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is things with strings. The four answers are balloon, kite, tea bag and yo-yo.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is metaphors for quickness. The four answers are arrow, lightning, rocket and wind.

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