Today’s Connections Hints & Answers For March 16, 2024 (Puzzle #278)
Saturday, March 16 has some brand new Connections for us to solve, and fans of the word guessing game shouldn’t have too much trouble with today’s groupings. One of the more enjoyable things about Connections is that it fits into almost every difficulty when it comes to these once-a-day games. It never feels like the same challenge day-to-day, sometimes answers reveal themselves immediately and other times you spend 20 minutes staring at the same grid of words afraid to lose that last attempt.
You’ve probably already wasted most of your attempts on making a connection that doesn’t even exist. Or they tricked you by forcing you to pick SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE, and PANTS, even though you knew that wouldn’t be the right answer. But how could you not choose those words? Is there a Connections player alive who didn’t waste their first attempt on February 7, 2024, by clicking the four perfect words that encapsulate an entire generation’s childhood? Anyway, the cheats are below.
Daily Games You Can Play After Today’s Connections
Wordle presents players with puzzles in the form of just six guesses for a short five-letter word. Are there other quick and rewarding word games?
Today’s Connections Category Hints
March 16 #278
Before fully spoiling any of today’s answers we wanted to provide the categories for those players who just need a little push in the right direction.
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GET SMALLER |
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AIRLINE CLASSES |
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EXAMINE, AS AN APPLICANT |
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NOTABLE TV EPISODES |
Today’s Connections Answers
March 16 #278
Yellow Answers: Revealed & Explained
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GET SMALLER |
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CONTRACT |
LESSEN |
REDUCE |
SHRINK |
This was our third category win for the day and despite it being the “most straightforward” we actually only scored it because the other leftover words just didn’t match well with these. REDUCE and SHRINK were the obvious first players and the other two quickly fell into place.
Green Answers: Revealed & Explained
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AIRLINE CLASSES |
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BUSINESS |
COACH |
FIRST |
PREMIUM |
Green was our final ‘leftovers’ category for the day. Looking at it now it becomes obvious that they connect but because there were a bunch of other words vying for our attention, and the fact that we could never afford FIRST class anything, let alone PREMIUM, we just had to accept our “leftover words” win. Is PREMIUM better than FIRST class? I actually have no idea.
5 Letter Words Wordle Hasn’t Used Yet (Updated Daily)
Wordle, the popular word-guessing game hosted by The New York Times, has over 1,700 words remaining as possible solutions.
Blue Answers: Revealed & Explained
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EXAMINE, AS AN APPLICANT |
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CHECK |
REVIEW |
SCREEN |
VET |
This was a quick score for us in today’s game as the blue category had plenty of words that easily fit together. VET and CHECK were the two that started it for us. REVIEW and SCREEN quickly followed and we started our Connections day with aplomb.
I had to Google the word “aplomb” just to make sure I was using it in the right context. I was.
Purple Answers: Revealed & Explained
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NOTABLE TV EPISODES |
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FINALE |
PILOT |
PREMIERE |
SPECIAL |
Here at Screen Rant, we aplomb ourselves with our Movie and Television knowledge which made today’s purple category an easy win. PREMIERE. FINALE, and PILOT all took center stage fast and it only took a few extra seconds to notice SPECIAL and solve it. Mark another win on the board.
Other Games Like Connections
After you’ve successfully scored a win in today’s Connections why don’t you jump in and check out one of these other popular one-a-day games. There’s something for every challenge level, including the almost impossible Password Game.
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Game Name |
How To Play |
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Wordle (NYT) |
Solve a random five-letter word by using color clues. Every Wordle answer can be found in our daily updated list. |
Yes |
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Absurdle |
Try to solve a game of Wordle without any help. With each guess, the game reveals as little information as possible, even changing word if need be. |
Yes |
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The Password Game |
Create a password in this ever-changing, not-so-simple game. You can find some helpful tips in our Password Game guide. |
Yes |
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Worldle |
Name a country based only on its silhouette, and a few geographical hints. |
Yes |
Connections
- Released
- June 12, 2023
- Developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company
- Genre(s)
- Puzzle
- ESRB
- E
- Platform(s)
- iOS , Android , PC
