Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for March 21, #649

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Today’s Connections puzzle is a test. You’ll need to know a little bit about a variety of topics to solve it. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: One’s physical or social setting.

Green group hint: Leading light.

Blue group hint: Mike Brady’s work accessories.

Purple group hint: A word that often follows candy.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Milieu.

Green group: Luminary.

Blue group: Architectural drawing tools.

Purple group: Bar ____.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is milieu. The four answers are circle, scene, sphere and world.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is luminary. The four answers are great, legend, icon and lion.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is architectural drawing tools. The four answers are compass, ruler, stencil and T-square.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is bar ____. The four answers are chart, exam, mitzvah and soap.