Connections Hints: Mar 23, 2026
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Meta: Puzzle #1016
Connections #1016 · 2026-03-23
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Group 1
Reveal category
PRINCIPLED
Reveal one tile
DECENT
Reveal all four tiles
PRINCIPLED
- DECENT
- HONEST
- MORAL
- STAND-UP
Group 2
Reveal category
GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
Reveal one tile
LIGHT BULB
Reveal all four tiles
GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
- LIGHT BULB
- PRINTING PRESS
- SLICED BREAD
- WHEEL
Group 3
Reveal category
"VIRGIN" THINGS
Reveal one tile
MARY
Reveal all four tiles
"VIRGIN" THINGS
- MARY
- MOCKTAIL
- OLIVE OIL
- VIRGO
Group 4
Reveal category
ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES
Reveal one tile
BRAIN STEW
Reveal all four tiles
ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES
- BRAIN STEW
- BROCCOLI RABE
- JUNGLE GYM
- OPEN MIC
Reveal full answer
PRINCIPLED
- DECENT
- HONEST
- MORAL
- STAND-UP
GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
- LIGHT BULB
- PRINTING PRESS
- SLICED BREAD
- WHEEL
"VIRGIN" THINGS
- MARY
- MOCKTAIL
- OLIVE OIL
- VIRGO
ENDING IN NICKNAME HOMOPHONES
- BRAIN STEW
- BROCCOLI RABE
- JUNGLE GYM
- OPEN MIC
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