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Connections #1,000 hints and answers for Saturday, March 7, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,000 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

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BUCK · DOLLAR · ONE · SINGLE

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

"WHEREFORE ART THOU ROMEO?"

ART · ROMEO · THOU · WHEREFORE

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

WORDS BEFORE "CASTLE"

BOUNCY · NEW · SAND · WHITE

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

WHERE YOU MIGHT MAKE A CONNECTION

AIRPORT · DATING APP · INTERNET CAFE · THIS GAME

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Nice glasses!"