HIGHLIGHTS
- Bristle refers to a rigid, pointed fiber typically found on brushes or animals and belongs to the yellow group in today’s NYT Connections.
- Peg is a tapered wooden piece in a musical instrument that adjusts string tension and pitch, categorizing it in the green group.
- “Sharp Protrusion”, “Features Of Stringed Instruments”, “Litigation Verbs”, and “In ‘Star Light, Star Bright'” are the four categories in today’s NYT Connections.
NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle by The New York Times that requires players to classify words into four thematic categories.
In yesterday’s NYT Connections puzzle, players encountered difficulty sorting words like Levy and Silk into the correct categories.
Similarly, today, most players, including myself, struggled to categorize Bristle and Peg, deeming them particularly tricky and challenging.
NYT Connections Answers For Today (March 15)
As always, players begin the game by reviewing 16 words to identify those connected by a common theme.

In Connections, players sort words into four categories: Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple, with each category becoming progressively more difficult.
By carefully analyzing each word, players can swiftly discern the first group, allowing them to make quick progress in the game.
Bristle Meaning In NYT Connections
Upon examination, we identify words that represent objects extending sharply or possessing a pointed form.
Therefore, the Yellow group, regarded as the easiest of the four, is labeled “Sharp Protrusion,” comprising the words Barb, Bristle, Needle, and Spine.

While Bristle can have various meanings, in this context, it refers to a rigid, pointed fiber typically found on brushes or animals.
Meaning Of Peg In NYT Connections
Furthermore, we find another set of words synonymous with each other, all related to stringed instruments.
Grouping Bridge, Peg, Neck, and String formed the next set, the green group titled “Features Of Stringed Instruments.“

In this context, Peg refers to a tapered wooden piece in a musical instrument that adjusts string tension and pitch.
With half of the puzzle completed, players must carefully categorize the remaining eight words into two distinct groups.
Moving forward, the blue group in today’s NYT puzzle includes words frequently linked to legal proceedings.

Thus, Charge, Move, Sue, and Serve make up the group “Litigation Verbs” in today’s puzzle.
With only four words remaining, we can effortlessly categorize them to complete the final set and complete the game.
May, Might, Tonight, and Wish are all terms featured in the classic nursery rhyme “Star Light, Star Bright.”

Consequently, the final group for today’s puzzle is created, titled “In ‘Star Light, Star Bright.'”
Here is the final list of words and themes, along with their difficulty levels, for today’s NYT Connections.
- Sharp Protrusion (Yellow): Barb, Bristle, Needle, Spine
- Features Of Stringed Instruments (Green): Bridge, Peg, Neck, String
- Litigation Verbs (Blue): Charge, Move, Sue, Serve
- In “Star Light, Star Bright” (Purple): May, Might, Tonight, Wish