Spoilers ahead: The answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1,006, dated Friday, March 13, 2026, are below. You’ll find the word list first, followed by progressively stronger hints and the complete solution.
Spoiler warning: The complete answers to NYT Connections #1,006 for Friday, March 13, 2026 appear below. If you only want help getting started, stop at the hints section.
How to play NYT Connections
Connections gives you 16 words or short phrases. Your task is to sort them into four groups of four related entries. The puzzle allows up to four mistakes, and several words may appear to fit more than one category. Those misleading overlaps are deliberate: finding the intended connection matters more than finding a connection that technically works.
Yellow groups are generally the most accessible, while purple groups often depend on wordplay. That pattern is only a tendency, not a rule—and today’s grid uses both number-related terms and familiar “wall” expressions to create several tempting decoys.
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The 16 words in Connections #1,006
Here is the complete grid for March 13:
- PERFECT
- BRICK
- PASS
- NUN
- GREAT
- AWL
- PRIME
- SUM
- PHEW
- NAH
- FOURTH
- EVEN
- NEXT TIME
- BERLIN
- IRRATIONAL
- LATER
Hints for today’s Connections groups
These clues become progressively more revealing without giving away the exact four-word groups immediately.
- Yellow: A polite—or not-so-polite—way to decline.
- Green: Different mathematical classifications of numbers.
- Blue: Add or associate the word “wall” with each entry.
- Purple: Say the entries aloud; each sounds like a word describing an amount or quantity.
Category hints
- Yellow: These are ways to reject, defer, or turn down an offer.
- Green: Each word describes a recognized kind or property of number.
- Blue: The four entries make familiar wall references when “wall” is supplied or understood.
- Purple: The spellings are misleading. Their pronunciations resemble words such as “all,” “none,” “few,” and “some.”
Today’s NYT Connections answers for March 13, 2026
Warning: the complete solution is below.
Yellow: NO THANKS
LATER, NAH, NEXT TIME, PASS
These are dismissive or delaying responses to an offer, invitation, or suggestion. “Nah” and “pass” are direct refusals. “Later” and “next time” can be softer ways to decline or postpone, depending on context.
Green: KINDS OF NUMBERS
EVEN, IRRATIONAL, PERFECT, PRIME
These words identify mathematical classifications or properties of numbers. An even number is divisible by two; a prime number has exactly two positive factors, one and itself; an irrational number cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers; and a perfect number equals the sum of its proper positive divisors.
Blue: KINDS OF WALLS
BERLIN, BRICK, FOURTH, GREAT
Each entry forms a familiar wall reference: the Berlin Wall, a brick wall, the fourth wall in theater and film, and the Great Wall.
“Fourth” refers to the invisible boundary between performers and an audience. When a performer acknowledges the audience or the fact that the work is fictional, they are said to “break the fourth wall.”
Purple: HOMOPHONES OF NON-NUMERIC AMOUNTS
AWL, NUN, PHEW, SUM
Read aloud, these entries sound like ALL, NONE, FEW, and SOME:
- AWL → “all”
- NUN → “none”
- PHEW → “few”
- SUM → “some”
The category is based on sound rather than spelling. The words describe amounts or quantities, but none is a numerical classification in the sense used by the green group.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why this puzzle is tricky
The grid distributes several number-related ideas across different groups. SUM looks as though it should belong with mathematical terms, but its pronunciation places it in the purple group as “some.” Likewise, PERFECT is a broad everyday adjective, yet it has a specific mathematical meaning when paired with “number.”
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The blue group uses another layer of misdirection. BRICK is a material and GREAT is a general adjective, but both become clear once “wall” is added. FOURTH is even less obvious unless you recognize the theater and filmmaking phrase “the fourth wall.”
That leaves the yellow group as a set of conversational refusals, including two answers—“later” and “next time”—that may postpone a decision rather than reject something permanently.
Complete answer grid
| Color | Category | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | NO THANKS | LATER, NAH, NEXT TIME, PASS |
| Green | KINDS OF NUMBERS | EVEN, IRRATIONAL, PERFECT, PRIME |
| Blue | KINDS OF WALLS | BERLIN, BRICK, FOURTH, GREAT |
| Purple | HOMOPHONES OF NON-NUMERIC AMOUNTS | AWL, NUN, PHEW, SUM |
The answers above are for the puzzle dated March 13, 2026, not necessarily the Connections puzzle displayed on another date. NYT Connections changes daily, so check the puzzle date before using a solution.
The Bottom Line
Today’s Connections solution: Yellow—LATER, NAH, NEXT TIME, PASS; Green—EVEN, IRRATIONAL, PERFECT, PRIME; Blue—BERLIN, BRICK, FOURTH, GREAT; Purple—AWL, NUN, PHEW, SUM.
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