NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, March 27, 2026 (#1020)

Puzzle #1020. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, March 27, 2026 (puzzle #1020) is: YELLOW — WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO: BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY. GREEN — FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL: BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER. BLUE — THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE: GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE. PURPLE — ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY: LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, March 27, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

TURN SIGNAL
TRAFFIC CONE
BRASS TACKS
FOOD COURT
THE LORAX
LIP SERVICE
TICKET COUNTER
BOTTOM LINE
DUTY-FREE
NITTY-GRITTY
MONARCH BUTTERFLY
MONKEY BARS
WEDDING RECEPTION
GOLDFISH CRACKER
BAGGAGE CLAIM
BASIC FACTS

How hard is Connections #1020?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Friday, March 27, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Friday, March 27, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, March 27, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, March 27, 2026 (puzzle #1020) is: YELLOW — WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO: BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY. GREEN — FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL: BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER. BLUE — THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE: GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE. PURPLE — ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY: LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION.

What is the purple group in Connections #1020?

The purple (hardest) group is "ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY": LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO" — BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TACKS, NITTY-GRITTY. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, March 27, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1020. 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.