What is the NYT Connections answer for March 25 (#1018)?

The four groups are OBFUSCATE (BLUR, CLOUD, MUDDY, OBSCURE); MAGAZINES (FORTUNE, PEOPLE, SPIN, TIME); PAYMENT METHODS (CASH, CHARGE, CHECK, WIRE); UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED (CUR, GALLOP, PING, QUARK).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026#1018

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, March 25

DailyWordHints Editorial March 25

OBFUSCATE

Easiest

MAGAZINES

Easy

PAYMENT METHODS

Tricky

UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are OBFUSCATE (yellow), MAGAZINES (green), PAYMENT METHODS (blue), UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED (purple).

WIRE

QUARK

CLOUD

PING

SPIN

OBSCURE

CHARGE

FORTUNE

CHECK

TIME

GALLOP

BLUR

MUDDY

PEOPLE

CASH

CUR

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1018, Wednesday, March 25. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for March 25 (#1018)?: The four groups are OBFUSCATE (BLUR, CLOUD, MUDDY, OBSCURE); MAGAZINES (FORTUNE, PEOPLE, SPIN, TIME); PAYMENT METHODS (CASH, CHARGE, CHECK, WIRE); UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED (CUR, GALLOP, PING, QUARK).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "UNITS OF VOLUME WITH LAST LETTER CHANGED" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.