What is the NYT Connections answer for March 26 (#1019)?

The four groups are FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS (AGRICULTURE, FISHING, GATHERING, HUNTING); MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM (LION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER); FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH (BALLOT, BOOTH, CURTAIN, LEVER); THEY HAVE BOLTS (FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, HARDWARE STORE, LIGHTNING, LOCK).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "THEY HAVE BOLTS" — 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.

Thursday, March 26, 2026#1019

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Thursday, March 26

DailyWordHints Editorial March 26

FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS

Easiest

MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM

Easy

FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH

Tricky

THEY HAVE BOLTS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS (yellow), MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM (green), FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH (blue), THEY HAVE BOLTS (purple).

FISHING

LOCK

TIGER

CURTAIN

LIGHTNING

AGRICULTURE

LEVER

PISTON

GATHERING

BOOTH

FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER

HUNTING

LION

BALLOT

HARDWARE STORE

RED WING

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 #1019, Thursday, March 26. 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 26 (#1019)?: The four groups are FOOD PROCUREMENT METHODS (AGRICULTURE, FISHING, GATHERING, HUNTING); MEMBER OF A DETROIT SPORTS TEAM (LION, PISTON, RED WING, TIGER); FEATURES OF A CLASSIC VOTING BOOTH (BALLOT, BOOTH, CURTAIN, LEVER); THEY HAVE BOLTS (FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, HARDWARE STORE, LIGHTNING, LOCK).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "THEY HAVE BOLTS" — 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.