Here are the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle #1020 today, released on March 27th, 2026, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.

If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- TURN SIGNAL
- TRAFFIC ONE
- BRASS TACKS
- FOOD COURT
- THE LORAX
- LIP SERVICE
- TICKET COUNTER
- BOTTOM LINE
- DUTY-FREE
- NITTY-GRITTY
- MONARCH BUTTERFLY
- MONKEY BARS
- WEDDING RECEPTION
- GOLDFISH CRACKER
- BAGGAGE CLAIM
- BASIC FACTS

Connections 1020 Group Hints Today (March 27th, 2026)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY“.
- Hint 2: BOTTOM LINE and BRASS TACKS are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups in today’s puzzle:

- Hint 4: One group of words is “FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL”.
What are the Connections 1020 Answers Today? (3/27/26)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 1020 released on 27th March 2026:
- WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO – BASIC FACTS, BOTTOM LINE, BRASS TRACKS, NITTY-GRITTY

- FEATURES OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL – BAGGAGE CLAIM, DUTY-FREE, FOOD COURT, TICKET COUNTER

- THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE – GOLDFISH CRACKER, MONARCH BUTTERFLY, THE LORAX, TRAFFIC CONE

- ENDING IN WORDS FOR CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY – LIP SERVICE, MONKEY BARS, TURN SIGNAL, WEDDING RECEPTION

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Click here for the hints and answers to Connections 1021!






