Today’s NYT Connections puzzle #995 is a fun challenge, especially if you follow baseball. Use the hints and answers below to solve it without spoilers — or scroll down for the full solution.
What Is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is a daily word game from The New York Times. Players group 16 words into four categories of four, with each group sharing a common theme.
Categories are color-coded by difficulty: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (hardest). You get up to four mistakes before the game ends. If you need more daily puzzle help, check out our guide to March 1, 2026 NYT Connections #994 hints and answers.
Hints for NYT Connections March 2, 2026
Not ready for the full answer? Here are soft hints for each category:
- Yellow: Think Simone Biles
- Green: Think about levels or tiers
- Blue: Something an umpire might call
- Purple: Bawk bawk — what word can follow “chicken”?
Today’s Connections Categories — March 2, 2026
Here are the category names if you need a bigger nudge:
- Yellow: Gymnastics apparatus
- Green: Status
- Blue: Baseball calls
- Purple: ___ Chicken
NYT Connections #995 Answers — March 2, 2026
Here are the full answers for today Gymnastics apparatus: BEAM, HORSE, RINGS, VAULT
- Status: POSITION, RANK, STANDING, STATION
- Baseball calls: BALL, FOUL, SAFE, STRIKE
- ___ Chicken: FUNKY, POPCORN, RUBBER, SPRING
The trickiest category today is likely “Baseball calls” — words like BALL, STRIKE, and FOUL can easily seem to fit other groupings. The “___ Chicken” category is the purple (hardest) one, so don’t feel bad if that one tripped you up!
Tips to Solve NYT Connections
- Start with the category you’re most confident about.
- Watch out for red herrings — words that seem to belong together but don’t.
- Use the shuffle button to spot patterns you might have missed.
For more daily puzzle coverage, visit our NYT Strands hints and answers for March 1, 2026 and today’s Wordle #1717 hint and answer.