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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (#1011)

Puzzle #1011. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

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The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (puzzle #1011) is: YELLOW — INTERVAL: PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH. GREEN — REACT TO A STUBBED TOE: CURSE, HOP, WINCE, YELL. BLUE — GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS: DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY. PURPLE — ___ CHECK: BLANK, COAT, RAIN, REALITY.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SPELL
YELL
RAIN
COAT
WHAMMY
STRETCH
CURSE
WAH
WINCE
BLANK
PATCH
HOP
DELAY
REALITY
REVERB
PERIOD

How hard is Connections #1011?

Medium42/100
  • • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Check" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, March 18, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (puzzle #1011) is: YELLOW — INTERVAL: PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH. GREEN — REACT TO A STUBBED TOE: CURSE, HOP, WINCE, YELL. BLUE — GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS: DELAY, REVERB, WAH, WHAMMY. PURPLE — ___ CHECK: BLANK, COAT, RAIN, REALITY.

What is the purple group in Connections #1011?

The purple (hardest) group is "___ CHECK": BLANK, COAT, RAIN, REALITY.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "INTERVAL" — PATCH, PERIOD, SPELL, STRETCH. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1011. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.