Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for March 13 #1006

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is pretty tough. This purple is once again a real headache. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

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Learn more: Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Help You Win Every Time on NYT Connections

Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: I don’t want that.

Green group index: It’s time to count.

Blue group index: No floors or ceilings.

Purple group index: It seems…

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: “No thank you.”

Green group: Kinds of numbers.

Blue group: Types of walls.

Purple group: Homophones of non-numeric amounts.

Learn more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is “No Thanks”. The four answers are later, no, next time and move on.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is kind of numbers. The four answers are even, irrational, perfect and first.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is kinds of walls. The four answers are Berlin, brick, fourth and Grande.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is that of homophones of non-numerical amounts. The four answers are punch (all), nun (none), phew (few) and sum (some).

Quick Tips for Connections

#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. This helps you hear words in the context of a sentence. The Connections editors love to group words used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.

#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once they came up with SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of these words belonged to the same category. If you like, press the “Shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.

#3: Break down all the compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” once appeared in a puzzle where the connection was that each word began with the name of a rock band.