HIGHLIGHTS
- In today’s NYT Connections, “Melodrama” refers to an exaggerated version of drama and is placed in the blue group.
- Although “Fringe” has several meanings, in today’s context, it refers to the border or outer edges of an area or group.
- “Periphery”, “Things People Do to Fingernails”, “What Might Bring Tears to Your Eyes”, and ““__ Ball Recreational Sports” are the four categories in today’s NYT Connections.
NYT Connections is a daily puzzle game where players categorize words into four groups based on their similarities.
Words like Scrooge and Thatch proved particularly challenging to categorize during yesterday’s puzzle.
Meanwhile, Melodrama and Fringe are some words that might confuse players in today’s (March 5) NYT Connections.
NYT Connections Answers For Today (March 5)
As usual, players begin the game by examining 16 words to identify those that are connected based on their theme.

Today’s puzzle was fairly straightforward to solve, as it featured words commonly used in daily life.
Meaning Of “Fringe” In NYT Connections
The yellow group, regarded as the easiest of the four, is labeled “Periphery” in today’s NYT Connections.

It includes words like Border, Edge, Fringe, and Skirt, all of which share the common theme of describing an outer boundary.
Although fringe has several meanings, in this context, it refers to a border or outer edges of an area or group.
Moving forward, you may notice words that describe actions related to fingernails, which I have grouped together.

Grouping Clip, File, Paint, and Bite formed the next set, the green group titled “Things People Do to Fingernails.“
“Melodrama” Meaning In Today’s NYT Connections
With half the puzzle completed, we now focus on organizing the remaining eight words into two categories.
After analyzing for a while, we identify the connection between the words Onion, Allergy, Melodrama, and Relief.

This forms the blue group in the puzzle, consisting of words that describe “What Might Bring Tears to Your Eyes.“
For instance, the term “Melodrama” has the meaning of an exaggerated version of drama in today’s NYT Connections.
With just four words left, we grouped them together to uncover the final category.

Grouping Dodge, Kick, Pickle, and Soft forms the final category in today’s NYT Connections, titled “__ Ball Recreational Sports.”
Dodgeball, kickball, pickleball, and softball are all forms of sports that involve a ball.
Here is today’s final list of words and themes for NYT Connections, organized by difficulty level.
- Periphery (Yellow): Border, Edge, Fringe, Skirt
- Things People Do to Fingernails (Green): Clip, File, Paint, Bite
- What Might Bring Tears to Your Eyes (Blue): Onion, Allergy, Melodrama, Relief
- __ ball recreational sports (Purple): Dodge, Kick, Pickle, Soft