NYT Connections Puzzle #306: A Deep Dive Into Today’s Challenge

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough, but the yellow category has some fun options in it. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

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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: Mine, all mine!
Green group hint: A part you might use to build something.
Blue group hint: Blended words.
Purple group hint: Not a cow, but close.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Greedily control.
Green group: Toothed wheels.
Blue group: Portmanteaux.
Purple group: Bull ____.

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 15, 2026.

The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is greedily control. The four answers are bogart, corner, hog and monopolize.

The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is toothed wheels. The four answers are cog, gear, pinion and sprocket.

The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is portmanteaux. The four answers are blog, motel, smog and spork.

The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is bull ____. The four answers are dog, doze, frog and horn.

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